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Announcing The 2026 DealCatalyst U.S. CLO Award Winners

The 2026 DealCatalyst U.S. CLO Awards celebrates excellence across the industry, as voted on by the LSTA membership and CLO Investors.

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Announcing the DealCatalyst U.S. CLO 2026 Awards

Celebrating outstanding achievement in 25 hotly contested categories, the winners were revealed at an awards ceremony and gala dinner in New York, following the conclusion of the first day of the 2026 Annual U.S. CLO Industry Conference.

The Awards brought together leading CLO managers, banks, investors and other key service providers for an evening of celebration and networking, with DJ Will Gill acting as Emcee.

"Thanks to all the members of the LSTA and the active CLO investors who voted," said Jade Friedensohn, Co-Founder and CEO of DealCatalyst. "Over 50% of the votes came from issuers, managers and investors. These awards really do take the pulse of the people that matter in this market. Congratulations to all the winners!"

 

BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Greater than $7Bn USD

WINNER
Oak Hill Advisors

 

BSL CLO Manager of the Year - $3Bn–$7Bn USD

WINNER
Diameter Capital

 

Boutique BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Less than $3Bn USD

WINNER
Garnet Credit Management LLC

 

Innovative BSL CLO Manager of the Year

WINNER
Golub Capital

Highly Commended
Diameter Capital

 

New BSL Manager / Platform / Shelf of the Year

WINNER
Garnet Credit Management

 

BSL CLO Arranger of the Year

WINNER
BofA Securities

 

Innovative BSL CLO Arranger

WINNER
BNP Paribas

Highly Commended
Jefferies

 

Best Loan Secondary Trading Desk

WINNER
BofA
Securities

Highly Commended
JP Morgan

 

Best CLO Tranche Trading Desk

WINNER
BofA Securities

 

Best Research House

WINNER
BofA Securities

 

Collaborative Investor of the Year

WINNER
Barings

 

CLO Manager Counsel of the Year

WINNER
Dechert

 

CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year

WINNER
Paul Hastings

 

CLO Rating Agency of the Year

WINNER
Fitch Ratings

Highly Commended
S&P Global

 

Best CLO Data & Technology Provider - Strength & Breadth of Offering

WINNER
Intex

 

Best CLO Data & Technology Provider - Innovation

WINNER
Valitana

Highly Commended
LevPro

 

Best CLO Trustee

WINNER
U.S. Bank

 

Best CLO Accounting Firm

WINNER
Ernst & Young

Highly Commended
Deloitte

 

Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year - Greater than $5Bn USD

WINNER
Golub Capital

 

Boutique Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year - Less than $5Bn

WINNER
Monroe Capital

 

Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager

WINNER
Monroe Capital

 

New Private Credit CLO Manager / Platform / Shelf of the Year

WINNER
HPS Investment Partners

Highly Commended
Apollo Global Management

 

Private Credit CLO Arranger of the Year

WINNER
Scotiabank

Highly Commended
Natixis

 

Private Credit CLO Manager Counsel of the Year

WINNER
Dechert

 

Private Credit CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year

WINNER
Paul Hastings

 

*Highly commended organizations and deals came within just 10% of the total points of the overall winner and were therefore worthy of recognition, due to the large number of responses and diversity of votes.