Palmer Square
Palmer Square Capital Management is an Overland Park, Kansas-based alternative credit investment manager founded in 2009, specializing in structured credit, leveraged loans, and CLO management. The firm manages approximately $30 billion in assets across its CLO platforms, separately managed accounts, and registered funds, serving institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and financial advisors. Palmer Square is one of the more active CLO managers in the U.S. market and also manages exchange-listed and closed-end registered funds that provide individual investors with access to its institutional credit expertise.
Palmer Square's investment capabilities center on leveraged loan investing, CLO formation and management, and alternative credit strategies targeting floating-rate senior secured instruments with attractive yield characteristics. The firm's CLO management platform has issued multiple CLO transactions since inception, providing financing to a diversified pool of leveraged loans through the CLO structure while offering investors access to the return potential of leveraged credit with the structural protections inherent in CLO design. Palmer Square also manages interval funds providing individual investors with access to CLO debt, floating-rate loans, and other alternative credit instruments through registered, accessible structures.
Palmer Square Capital Management has built a solid reputation as a disciplined and experienced CLO manager and alternative credit specialist, attracting institutional capital through consistent credit performance and a transparent investment process. The firm's location in the Kansas City metropolitan area reflects its commitment to building a world-class credit platform outside of the traditional coastal financial centers. Palmer Square's registered fund offerings extend its institutional credit expertise to the wealth management market, providing financial advisors with access to CLO and floating-rate credit strategies through accessible, regulated vehicle structures.