‘Resilient’ Loan Sales Boost CLO Deal Outlook: Structured Weekly

Strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. are revising up their forecast for issuance of collateralized loan obligations this year, citing resilient loan supply, according to a note by the bank published Friday.

The team is projecting some $180 billion of US CLO issuance by year end, up from a previous forecast of $150 billion, thanks to recent uptick in supply of new leveraged loans, write strategists Rishad Ahluwalia, Noelle Cooke and Aram LaVan.

After President Trump roiled global markets with broad-based tariffs in early April, JPMorgan sharply cut its forecast for new CLOs in an April 4 report. ...