Liability management transactions which may favour a subset of creditors over another are increasingly common in the US leveraged finance markets. 2024 may be seen as the year in which these US imports began to make a real...more
Borrowers and lenders alike may be forgiven for running out of steam when, having negotiated ever more complex commercial grids, term sheets and loan agreements, one reaches the final line item – the governing law of the loan...more
Side letters document bespoke arrangements between all or certain parties to a financing transaction and supplement the terms of the principal documents thereto. Becoming increasingly popular with stakeholders, and with the...more
In the current market, investors are increasingly considering their options in relation to the stressed and distressed credits in their portfolios. Whilst mindful of stakeholder relationships, secured lenders may, in some...more
Heading into 2023, European leveraged finance markets continue to deal with fierce headwinds, following 12 months of economic and geopolitical volatility that has prompted a general slowdown in issuance. What does this mean...more
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- M&A leveraged loan issuance in Western and Southern Europe is down 69 per cent year-on-year, while high yield is down 81 per cent
-Buyout loan and high yield bond issuance is down by 9 per cent and 52 per...more
A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022.
In the summer of...more
2/22/2022
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Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Dealmaking ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Shareholders ,
UK
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▪️ In the US, leveraged loan issuance for 2021 reached US$1.4 trillion, a 63% increase year-on-year
▪️ The high yield bond market in the US was relatively flat, rising from US$428.3 billion in 2020 to...more
2/10/2022
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Capital Markets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) ,
UK
- In the US, leveraged loan issuance for 2021 reached US$1.4 trillion, a 63% increase year-on-year
- The high yield bond market in the US was relatively flat, rising from US$428.3 billion in 2020 to US$429.7 billion in...more
2/9/2022
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Capital Markets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)
Following a year of healthy activity, M&A deals in the pipeline are set to sustain leveraged finance issuance in the pharmaceutical, medical and biotech sector in the months ahead -
Lender appetite for exposure to the...more
2/9/2022
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Biotechnology ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Market ,
Healthcare ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry
HEADLINES -
• Leverage loan technology and computer-related issuance in Western and Southern Europe almost doubled from annual pre-pandemic levels to €19.9 billion by the end of 2021
• Technology and computer-related...more
2/8/2022
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Borrowers ,
EU ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector
A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022.
In the summer of...more
2/3/2022
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Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
International Trade ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Refinancing
Faced with a rapidly evolving business landscape, lenders, borrowers, advisors and other stakeholders in the leveraged finance market are working hard to assess and monitor current and anticipated problems in existing loan...more