Special Interview: Prepping for the Dana Point Corporate CLO Summit with Lauren Bautista, Opal Group

In a special interview, we prep for the upcoming CLO Summit Annual Conference with the help of Lauren Bautista, Managing Director at Opal Group. The team dives into the state of the corporate CLO and leveraged loan market showcasing what a tumultuous market has done to CLOs, conference attendance, and new discussions and entrants into the space.

We also provide a market update on CLO issuance, refinancing, and spreads. Tune in now.

Episode Notes:
• Background on Opal events: attendance/panels (0:31)
• CLO market update (4:13)
• European vs. US markets and conferences (10:15)
• Refinancing trends and data (13:27)
• CLO spreads(17:38)
• Business travel trends (20:42)
• Acquisition of smaller managers (24:17)
• Market predictions (28:03)
• Where are the opportunities?(30:01)

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