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Key Questions about Private Credit, CLOs
01/22/24
Shiloh Bates
Is private credit a bubble? Relevant for: Leveraged loans, CLO BBs, and CLO Equity We...
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Recession Avoided, Private Credit Wins, and Other Predictions for 2024
01/10/24
Robert Grunewald
As another volatile year concludes, it is with great humility and deep respect for...
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Are CLO BB Notes Investment Grade?
12/20/23
Shiloh Bates
CLO Ratings When a Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) is formed, a Nationally Recognized...
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Podcast: Demystifying CLO Myths
12/08/23
Shiloh Bates
Flat Rock Global CIO Shiloh Bates discusses CLOs (Collateralized Loan Obligations)...
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Video: Interval Fund Basics
10/17/23
Shiloh Bates
What is an interval fund? How is an interval fund different from other investment...
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Current Interest Rate Environment Contributes to Distribution Increases for Two Flat Rock Global Funds
09/21/23
Ann Hynek
Flat Rock Global announces an increase in the distribution rates for two of its funds,...
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Common Mistakes in CLO Equity and BB Note Investing
07/13/23
Shiloh Bates
Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) Equity is the riskiest tranche of a CLO, but...
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Flat Rock Enhanced Income Fund Declares First Monthly Distributions
05/23/23
Ann Hynek
Flat Rock Global’s Board of Trustees declared its first monthly distributions...
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Flat Rock Core Income Fund Announces Distribution Increase
03/23/23
Ann Hynek
Flat Rock Global’s Board of Directors Approves Increase in Monthly Distribution See...
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U.S. Loan Regulations and LSTA
11/04/25
Shiloh Bates
Sean Griffin, CEO of the LSTA, joins The CLO Investor podcast to discuss regulatory...
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Credit Trends & CLO Strategies
10/13/25
Shiloh Bates
Jonathan Horowitz, Partner & Head of Structured Liabilities at Fortress Investment...
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Private Credit Loans and Trends
09/17/25
Shiloh Bates
Melissa Brady, Senior Director at Alvarez & Marsal, joins The CLO Investor podcast...
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CLO Equity: Spreads, Loan Defaults, and Beyond
09/17/25
Shiloh Bates
Alex Navin, Managing Director, Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, joins The...
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CLO Market Inefficiencies
08/05/25
Shiloh Bates
Amir Vardi, Head of Structured Credit at UBS Asset Management, joins The CLO Investor...
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European CLOs and U.S. CLOs
07/01/25
Shiloh Bates
Brian Nolan, Head of European CLO Structuring at PGIM, joins The CLO Investor podcast...
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Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) and Tariffs
05/19/25
Shiloh Bates
In episode 20 of The CLO Investor podcast, host Shiloh Bates talks to Nuveen’s...
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Market Volatility and Flat Rock Funds Webinar Replay
04/17/25
Ann Hynek
Flat Rock Global CEO Robert Grunewald and CIO Shiloh Bates provided a collateralized...
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Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) Business Case Studies
04/16/25
Shiloh Bates
Have you ever wondered what types of businesses can be found in middle market collateralized...
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Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) Research
03/27/25
Shiloh Bates
Pratik Gupta, the CLO Research Head at Bank of America Securities, talks about collateralized...
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Introducing Commercial Real Estate (CRE) CLOs
02/21/25
Shiloh Bates
Host Shiloh Bates discusses commercial real estate (CRE) CLOs with Mike Comparato,...
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Private Credit, CLO Equity and BB Notes, and the Growth of CLO ETFs
02/12/25
Shiloh Bates
Is Private Credit (PC) a bubble? We do not see evidence of a bubble. Even with recent...
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Underwriting Broadly Syndicated and Middle Market CLOs
01/10/25
Shiloh Bates
Chris Gilbert, Head CLO Banker at Natixis, joins Shiloh Bates in Episode 16 of The...
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Why Advisors Might Consider CLOs
12/19/24
Ann Hynek
In an interview with InvestmentNews, Flat Rock Global CIO Shiloh Bates explains why...
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CLO Trading
12/06/24
Shiloh Bates
Shiloh Bates talks to the Bank of Montreal’s Head of CLO Trading, Bilal Nasir....
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