European collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) have proved remarkably stable since S&P Global Ratings rated its first transaction in 2000. During this time, European CLOs have resisted several upheavals, including the global financial crisis, the dotcom bubble, and the COVID-19 pandemic, and have seen very few defaults.
- European CLO 1.0 performance has stood the test of time, with only 1.5% of rated tranches suffering a loss since 2000.
In Europe, we refer to CLOs issued since 2013 as CLO 2.0 and those issued before the global financial crisis as CLO 1.0. We include transactions backed by loans to large corporates, but exclude those backed by loans to small and midsize enterprises, those backed by collateral in a single jurisdiction, and the collateralized debt obligations of asset-backed securities.
Volta Finance Ltd (LON:VTA) is a closed-ended limited liability company registered in Guernsey. Volta’s investment objectives are to seek to preserve capital across the credit cycle and to provide a stable stream of income to its Shareholders through dividends that it expects to distribute on a quarterly basis.