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Leveraged Loan Market Dries Up Amid Economic Uncertainty
Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook The reduction in US institutional leveraged loan issuance has been drastic…
Read MoreLaunch Drought Extends to 14 Days, Setting Bleak New Record
Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook Wednesday, April 16th was the 14th business day running without a…
Read MoreLoan prices plummet in secondary market amid tariff-fueled volatility
Secondary market bids on US leveraged loans have tumble 329 bps from their January high to an average bid of…
Read MoreNew money financing remains muted as M&A off to slow start in 2025
At just $35.9b or 11% of volume in Q1 2025, new money financing remains sluggish amid record levels of issuance.…
Read MoreAfter Record January US Leveraged Loan Issuance Tapers Off in Q1
Following a record January that saw more US institutional leveraged loans price than any year since Bloomberg began tracking the…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loan Primary Market Slowdown Continues
After a record start, US leveraged loan launches last week fell to their lowest level this year at just $10.56b.…
Read MoreMonthly Returns Diminish Amid Heightened Uncertainty
The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN), a measure of the US institutional, broadly syndicated, leveraged loan market, returned…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loan Issuance Slows in February
February’s $95b of US institutional leveraged loan issuance declined 49% from January’s $186.4b and represents the lowest volume since last…
Read MoreCracks begin to show in primary market amid tight pricing
The average all-in spread for 1st lien leveraged loans for the 3-month period ending in January was 313 bps, down…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loan Launches Taper from January Highs
Leveraged loan launches have slowed from the record-breaking pace set in January when approximately $204.8b was brought to market for…
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