US Leveraged Loan Launches Top $55bn in Second Week of 2026 The US leveraged loan market kicked off the new year in high gear, with $55.3b worth of deals launching to market during the week ending January 16th. It was the sixth busiest week for launches on record since Bloomberg began tracking the data in…
US Leveraged Loans Return 5.51% in 2025 The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned 0.61% in December, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.51%. Average secondary market prices on US leveraged loans were 96.93 on December 31st after gaining 18bps from the November 28th figure of 96.65…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log
US Leveraged Loan Pricings Remain Elevated in 2025 2025 was another busy year for the US institutional leveraged loan market, with 901 deals for $987.3b pricing over the last twelve months. The figure represents a 25.8% decline from last year’s record-setting volume of $1.3t but is still up significantly from 2023 figure of $376.6b…. Subscribe
Sponsors Tap Leveraged Loan Market for Dividend Payouts at Record Pace With just two weeks before the start of the new year, dividend issuance has reached an all-time high in the US leveraged loan market. At $32.9b year-to-date, new money issuance supporting dividends surpassed 2021’s $28.9b figure for the most on record since Bloomberg began…
US Leveraged Loans Return 4.86% Through November The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned 0.35% in November, bringing its year-to-date return to 4.86%. Average secondary market prices on US leveraged loans were 96.64 on November 28th after declining 11bps from the October 31st figure of 96.75…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log
US Leveraged Loan Issuance Tapers Off in November November’s $53.6b of US institutional leveraged loan issuance was down $9.7b, or 15.3%, from the previous month’s $63.3b, marking a decline of 55% from the same month a year ago and the slowest month of issuance since May’s $33b…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in
M&A Gains Momentum Amid October Slowdown in Leveraged Loan Market Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
M&A Gains Momentum Amid October Slowdown in Leveraged Loan Market Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook October saw a notable decline in US institutional leveraged loan activity, with 72 deals totaling $62.7b marking a 32.7% decrease from September’s $93.2b, and the slowest monthly volume since May ($31.6b). This brings year-to-date issuance to…
US Leveraged Loans Return 4.5% Through October Click here to access Bloomberg’s latest Global Leveraged Loan Index Report The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned 0.11% in October, bringing its year-to-date return to 4.50%. Average secondary market prices on US leveraged loans were 96.75 on October 31st, down from a monthly high of…
Loan Funds See Inflows After Consecutive Weeks of Outflows Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook Retail investors have returned to loan funds following two consecutive weeks of net redemptions. The Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN) recorded $73m in inflows during the week of October 21–28, a reversal from the $704m in outflows…