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Global CLO Trustee Rankings Announced |
| For the second year running U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust Services ranks top amongst Trustees in both the U.S. and European CLO Markets |
In total, GCTS was mandated on 131 CLO deals worldwide,
increasing its global market share from 32% in 2013 to 47% in
2014. More specifically in Europe, the bank continued to retain
existing clients and attract new ones, winning 12 deals during
2014. “This is a momentous achievement that we are all
hugely proud of” said Bryan Calder President of Corporate
Trust Services, “In a few short years, we have overtaken well
established competitors through hard work and investment
and are quickly extending our advantage. The future for our
European business is bright indeed!”
 Source: AB Alerts
The European market has picked up considerably since the
first post crisis CLO issued by Cairn Capital in Feb 2013.
Since then volume has increased steadily from EUR 7.5bn in
2013 to EUR 14.2bn in 2014. Several reasons underpin the
recovery, particularly improved asset-liability arbitrage but also
a sufficient increase in the supply of leveraged loans available.
U.S. bank continues to partner with new managers coming
to market, offering full and comprehensive CLO servicing,
combining account bank, collateral administration, cash management,
investor reporting as well as the full range of agency and
trustee functions. Our focus on document execution and onboarding, together with a dedicated relationship
management team for the life of the transaction, enables us to
provide the highest levels of client service.
“Our focus on client service is our number one priority. It has
enabled us to build strong relationships with both established
collateral managers and those coming to market for the
first time” said Anatoly Sorin, Head of CLO Relationship
Management for Europe.
“Now the market has returned, we
have been able to really capitalise on the hard work we have
put in over the past years, particularly from repeat managers,
some of which are now on their third deal since the recovery.”
U.S. Bank has also made significant investment in technology,
unveiling the new web portal - “pivot” in 2014. Pivot delivers a
transparent and interactive portfolio management experience,
removing complexity from day-to-day CLO portfolio
administration.
“The cutting edge analytics embedded in pivot not only
streamline the reconciliation process but also can be used
to stress test loan portfolios and ultimately aid investment
decisions” said Emma Hamley, VP – Business Development.
“We have had considerable interest from the market in this
new platform and expect widespread take up during the year
ahead”.
If you would like more information on our CLO Trustee
and Agency services or would like to arrange a “pivot”
demonstration please contact Emma Hamley or Anatoly Sorin
for more information. |
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