Leveraged loan activity in the US and Europe sprang back to life in H1 2024, with both markets enjoying near-triple-digit increases in issuance.
In the US, overall issuance surged 95.7% from US$461 billion in H1 2023 to...more
8/28/2024
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Capital Markets ,
China ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Global Marketplace ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Loans ,
Refinancing
US leveraged loan and high yield bond markets saw significant declines in issuance in 2022, as macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty drove up borrowing costs, dampened risk appetite and significantly reduced M&A...more
2/8/2023
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Bond Markets ,
Borrowers ,
Financial Markets ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers
Leveraged finance activity slowed on both sides of the Atlantic in the first half of the year, as a tougher macroeconomic environment and events in Ukraine affected debt issuance in both Europe and the US....more
Lender appetite for US buyout opportunities remained resilient in the first half of 2022 despite a volatile macro-economic backdrop and a decline in activity across the wider leveraged finance market....more