
PitchBook, a leading data provider for private and public equity and credit markets, has expanded its Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) dataset, providing detailed insights into over 7,000 active and inactive CLO funds across the US and Europe. This enhancement delivers unparalleled transparency into fund holdings, trade history, and lender participation, empowering credit professionals with robust tools for portfolio analysis and decision-making.
PitchBook’s expanded CLO dataset covers over 7,000 funds in the US and Europe.
Includes comprehensive data on holdings, trade history, and lender activity.
CLOs drive 60-70% of US leveraged loan demand, with 2025 issuance projected at $200B.
Enhances PitchBook’s database of 65,000+ private credit deals.
Supports portfolio management, risk analysis, and market benchmarking.
Data accessible via PitchBook platform, Excel Plugin, Data Feed, or API.
The expanded dataset provides a holistic view of the CLO market, linking fund activity to underlying debt, borrowers, and issuers. This enables CLO fund managers and leveraged finance professionals to analyze performance, strategy, and structure with greater precision. Key features include:
CLO Holdings: Detailed analysis by industry, asset type, and investment type for targeted portfolio insights.
CLO Trade Data: Tracks buying and selling with filters like trade reason, date, and asset type, highlighting market trends.
Lender Positioning: Historical visibility into lender activity, including position duration, market share, and principal balance changes.
Comprehensive Fund History: Covers over 7,000 active and inactive CLO funds, including newly issued, refinanced, and reset vehicles.
“The CLO market continues to experience rapid growth, with 2025 issuance projected to surpass $200 billion,” said Stephen Burger, Director of Product Management for Credit at PitchBook. “This latest expansion of our data is designed to meet that need, delivering unmatched historical data that supports informed decision-making at every stage of the credit investment lifecycle from issuance to trading and portfolio management.”
CLOs account for 60-70% of demand for newly issued leveraged loans in the US, playing a critical role in maintaining liquidity and distributing risk. PitchBook’s enhanced dataset, built on its foundation of over 65,000 private credit deals and 20,000 new transactions in the past six months, offers the most extensive private credit database available. This empowers users to navigate the evolving market landscape with confidence.
The dataset supports informed decisions on portfolio allocations, industry exposure, and risk management. By providing a complete view of CLO market dynamics, PitchBook enables professionals to benchmark performance and optimize strategies, reinforcing its position as a leader in credit market intelligence.
PitchBook is a financial data and software company that provides transparency into the capital markets to help professionals discover and execute opportunities with confidence and efficiency. PitchBook collects and analyzes detailed data across both private and public markets—including VC, PE, leveraged loans, private credit, real estate, real assets, infrastructure, funds of funds, secondaries, co-investments, CLOs, and more. The company’s data and analysis are available through the PitchBook Platform, industry news, and in-depth reports. Founded in 2007, PitchBook operates globally with more than 3,000 team members. Its platform, data, and research serve over 100,000 professionals around the world. In 2016, Morningstar acquired PitchBook, which now operates as an independent subsidiary.