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US LBO loan volume reached nearly US$90B in 1H26; direct lending held 43% share
US lenders completed a combined US$34bn of syndicated (US$16.94bn) and direct lending (US$$16.6bn) loan volume backing leveraged buyout activity ub…
Read MoreMiddle market loan issuance weakened in 2Q26 as sponsored activity slowed
US middle market loan issuance weakened in 2Q26 as sponsor-backed acquisition activity slowed amid muted LBO volumes and a smaller…
Read MoreIG lending drives $255.3B of US M&A loan issuance during 1H26
US syndicated loan issuance backing M&A purposes reached US$255.3bn during 1H26, driven primarily by IG volume US syndicated loan issuance…
Read MoreUS syndicated loan volume hits $465B as investment-grade lending jumps 22%
At US$465bn, 2Q26 US syndicated loan volume buoyed by 22% jump in investment grade lending US lenders completed over US$936Bn…
Read MoreUS TLB pricing tightens on repricings and refinancings
Average US TLB pricing tightens amid flush of repricings and refinancings Amid a limited new money leveraged loans pipeline, refinancings…
Read MoreBDC investments maturing by end of 2027 total over US$21bn, representing 8.5% of loan assets
The maturity profile of BDC loan investments does not point to a major deterioration in the near-term. Looking at the…
Read MoreUS syndicated sponsored loan volume tops US$483.8bn YTD, driven primarily by refinancing activity
US sponsored lending reached US$483.8bn year-to-date through May of 2026, marking an increase of 29% compared to the same period…
Read MoreLeveraged issuance expands for second consecutive month despite slower M&A pipeline
US LevFin issuance reached nearly US$150bn in May. While business expanded roughly 20% on the month and continued to improve…
Read MoreInstitutional loan repricings return in May, with issuers wielding most of the negotiating power
With more than 40% of secondary loans trading above par despite a 96-handled average bid, the repricing trade has come…
Read MoreBDC share price to net asset value remains under pressure
BDC valuations remain under pressure, driven by negative headlines around private credit and fears around the potetial impact of AI…
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