State Street Steps Up Buying of Top-Rated CLO Debt in Europe

  • Firm has bought CLO paper in loan format in several vehicles
  • Bank of America already buying loan triple-As in U.S. market

State Street Corp. offices in London.

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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State Street Corporation has stepped into the European CLO market recently bolstering demand for triple-A rated paper.

The firm, which buys the top-rated tranches in loan format, has already invested in a number of transactions in Europe as part of plans to increase its investment activity in the CLO space.