The CLO Investor Podcast

In this episode of the CLO Investor Podcast, Shiloh Bates speaks with Joey Gais, Head of CLO research at Nomura Securities, about the growing role of AI-related loans in the leveraged loan and CLO markets. They discuss data center and GPU financings, the opportunities and risks associated with this emerging segment, software-sector credit trends, the outlook for CLO equity, and CLO BB defaults.

On this episode of the CLO Investor Podcast, Shiloh Bates sits down with Mike Harmon, author of The Financial Restructuring Tool Set: How to Fix Your Broken Balance Sheet. Mike teaches financial restructuring at Stanford and spent 21 years in Oaktree Capital's Special Situations Group. They discuss why defaults remain elevated in a strong economy and why loan recoveries have fallen. They also look at how covenant-lite loans and liability management exercises (LMEs) have changed the restructuring playbook. Mike shares his view on rising default risk in software as AI reshapes the sector, how private credit recoveries compare with broadly syndicated loans, and why manager selection and a seat at the table matter more than ever for CLO investors.

In Episode 41 of the CLO Investor Podcast, Shiloh Bates joins Josef Pschorn of the Fixed + Floating Podcast for an in-depth discussion of today's CLO market. They explore recent CLO equity performance, the self-healing mechanism, loan defaults and recoveries, liability management exercises, and the relative opportunities in broadly syndicated and private credit CLOs. Click here to view the Fixed + Floating episode on Spotify.

This episode is part two of Shiloh Bates' conversation with Chris Gilbert, Co-head of the Securitized Products Group at Natixis. Where the first part covered CLO debt ratings, this episode digs into CLO refinancings and resets — comparing the two options, walking through the economics and payback analysis on refis, and discussing how resets let a manager rebuild the capital structure, extend the reinvestment period, and clean up the portfolio.

In this episode of the CLO Investor Podcast, Shiloh Bates sits down with Chris Gilbert, Co-Head of Securitized Products at Natixis, to explore how CLO debt tranches are rated and examine proposed methodology changes from Fitch and Moody's. The discussion breaks down the mechanics behind CLO ratings, the potential impact of updated rating criteria on CLO investors and issuers, and how regulatory developments such as NAIC capital rules may influence demand across different parts of the CLO capital structure.

In this episode of the CLO Investor Podcast, Shiloh Bates sits down with Sam Garza, Portfolio Manager at DoubleLine, to discuss the evolving CLO market. They explore why CLO debt continues to offer attractive relative value, the challenges facing CLO equity investors, the rise of captive CLO equity funds, and the difference between broadly syndicated and private credit CLOs. The conversation also covers software loan exposure, the impact of AI on credit markets, higher-for-longer interest rates, and proposed rating agency changes that could reshape CLO structures and investor protections.

David Altenhofen, Head of Credit Management at Accunia Credit Management, joins The CLO Investor podcast to compare the US and European CLO markets, digging into topics like manager selection and alpha, CLO equity's recent struggles, software loan exposure, and a rare European CLO single-B default.

Laila Kollmorgen, Global Head of CLO Tranche Investing at MetLife Investment Management, joins The CLO Investor podcast to discuss her investment approach across the CLO capital structure and the products her team manages. Laila shares why she currently sees compelling opportunities in CLO equity, junior BBBs, and AAAs, while offering insights on software credit risk, AI disruption, private credit, and the evolving outlook for leveraged loans and CLOs.

Cyrus Moshiri, Head of Structured Credit at New Mountain Capital, joins The CLO Investor podcast to discuss how New Mountain is differentiated from other private credit businesses, if private credit is as attractive as it used to be, the risk in software industry loans, and loan default rates in general.

Chris York, Partner at SLR Capital, joins The CLO Investor podcast to discuss the evolving landscape for BDCs and private credit, including public BDC discounts, software loan risk, tender activity, and where risk‑adjusted opportunities remain as the cycle matures.