Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 5/15/2023

B-rated yield premium widens for US issuers in 2Q23

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Primary loan yields in the US institutional loan market have widened slightly this quarter. However, when looking across issuer ratings, riskier credits have seen a bigger increase. At an average of 8.32% so far this quarter, the average primary yield on first-lien institutional term loans