While issuance of high yield bonds strengthened across all key global jurisdictions in 2024, the US and Europe still face mounting maturity walls - High yield bond issuance in key markets around the world recorded major...more
Jersey and Guernsey (collectively, the "Channel Islands") remain popular for both private equity buyout structures of UK and international corporate groups across various industries and asset classes, and for leverage...more
High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe has made strong gains as issuers return to the market to refinance at more attractive rates - High yield bond markets in the US and Europe made strong gains through the first...more
At the beginning of 2024, the White & Case leveraged finance team made a series of predictions on how the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets would perform in 2024. After 12 months of softer markets in 2023, the...more
High yield activity in the US, Europe and APAC revives after a tricky period, but markets remain uncertain moving into the final months of 2024 High yield bond issuance across the US, Europe and APAC rallied in H1 2024....more
The high yield bond markets in the US and Europe sprang back to life in Q1 2024, with issuance showing strong gains after a slow 2023. US high yield bond issuance for Q1 2024 came in at US$68.6 billion, almost doubling...more
In a previous article, we introduced the fundamental concepts of the yield restriction and rebate rules set out in the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations and how tax-exempt bonds may be affected by high interest...more
High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe improved in 2023, but came in significantly below long-term annual averages, while markets in the Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) (excl. Japan) region remained stymied, primarily due to...more
A recent appellate ruling, Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., rejected the contention that syndicated term loans should be treated as securities, affirming the long-held view by market participants that these loans are...more
High yield bond markets in the US and Western Europe posted double-digit increases in issuance during the first nine months of 2023 as borrowers continued to prefer fixed rate debt products in a high interest rate...more
Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin's monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. Are the debt capital markets this summer as hot as the weather? Read on to find out!...more
US borrowers have turned to convertible bonds in recent months as mainstream debt and equity markets have stumbled in the face of inflationary and interest rate headwinds. Combined leveraged loan and high yield bond deal...more
Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin’s monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. We hope you are enjoying some early summer weather and (if you live in the Northeast) are breathing...more
High yield bond activity in key global markets showed signs of life in Q1 2023, with quarter-on-quarter issuance improving despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges. In the US, high yield bond issuance in Q1 2023 came in at...more
Private debt managers seized the opportunity to win market share in 2022 as leveraged loan and high yield bond activity slowed—moving into 2023, private debt players remain open for business, but mainly on their terms - ...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
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
HEADLINES - - 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
European leveraged finance markets have been completely reconfigured in the past 12 months. Inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty have squeezed liquidity and seen high yield bond and leveraged loan...more
High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe feels the pinch in a challenging macro-economic environment, but green shoots emerge in Asia as real estate sector dislocation bottoms out and markets stabilize...more
As predicted in our previous M&A report, 2022 has not lived up to the runaway performance of 2021. As activity—still at impressive levels considering everything that has been thrown at the deal market—takes a breather, we...more
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
Lenders and borrowers in US leveraged finance markets have had to recalibrate pricing and issuance volume expectations in 2022 in the face of rising inflation and interest rates....more
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked debt issuances have been negatively impacted in 2022 after reaching all-time global highs last year....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