CLO Deals Are Booming Even When the Math Says They Shouldn’t

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In the $1.3 trillion market for collateralized loan obligations — where money managers sell bonds to finance buying pools of buyout loans — ugly math used to kill a deal. Less so now.

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More CLOs Are Being Created Using Their Own Equity | Deals by share of equity retained at issuance

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In the $1.3 trillion market for collateralized loan obligations — where money managers sell bonds to finance buying pools of buyout loans — ugly math used to kill a deal.

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