European leveraged finance in 2023 was saddled with the negative effects of elevated interest rates. But as the market adjusts to the “new normal”, rate and price stability offer hope for a brighter 2024. -Rising interest...more
HEADLINES - ▪️ Buyout deal value in Western Europe hit an all-time record high by the end of 2021, more than doubling year-on-year ▪️ Private equity (PE) activity supported an 81% uplift in buyout loan issuance...more
HEADLINES - • Buyout deal value in Western Europe hit an all-time record high by the end of 2021, more than doubling year-on-year • Private equity (PE) activity supported an 81% uplift in buyout loan issuance...more
EBITDA has long been the trusted metric for leveraged financings, but the European market is becoming increasingly familiar with a new barometer of performance: annual recurring revenue (“ARR”)....more
With many borrowers facing a current or looming liquidity crunch but having a committed revolving line of credit potentially available to them, borrowers and lenders need to carefully review their loan documentation when...more
Hogan Lovells was a sponsor of last week's Creditflux/Debtwire European Direct Lending Forum and London leveraged finance partner, Jo Robinson, took part in a panel discussing the influence of large cap precedents on...more
Unitranche facilities have been a feature of the European and US markets for a number of years, and have recently been making their mark in Australia. What is unitranche? A unitranche facility is a single facility which...more
Paul Mullen is a partner in the Hogan Lovells London office. In this hoganlovells.com interview, Mullen talks about how the deal structures vary between the private debt funds and the banks, the differences in the...more