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Institutional loan pricing shifts wider in August
Source: Debtwire Par To begin the year, a surge of repricing and refinancing activity helped to push loan pricing to…
Read MoreLoan secondary prices stumble as attention turns to the primary markets
Source: Debtwire Par, Markit The seemingly unrelenting secondary market rally hit a wall in July, with average bids in the…
Read MoreAverage WE unitranche size rockets
Source: Debtwire Par The total WE unitranche volume for the year is expected to come in higher than last year…
Read MoreLoan buyout financings accelerate in 2Q21, with jumbo deals driving volume
Source: Debtwire Par Leveraged loans backing buyouts nearly doubled in volume from the 1Q21 figure, landing at USD 62.3bn for…
Read MoreGreen/ESG high yield bonds issued by US corporates trade up in secondary
Source: Dealogic, Markit Green and environmental, social, and corporate governance-linked high yield bonds issued in US dollars have taken off…
Read MoreInstitutional loan & HY bond default landscape improves dramatically year-over-year
Source: Fitch Ratings, Debtwire Par Defaults on institutional loan and high yield bond debt have subsided from elevated levels seen…
Read MoreQuarterly M&A/LBO share of institutional loan issuance improves in 2Q21 to-date
Source: Debtwire Par Institutional loans backing M&A and buyout activity have totalled USD 120.1bn this year to date, improving from…
Read MoreSectors most impacted by pandemic outperform in the loan secondary market year-to-date
Source: Debtwire Par Average bids on term loans have increased modestly this month, landing at 97.13 as of 18 May.…
Read MoreSBO share of buyout issuance slips
Source: Debtwire Par Sponsor-to-sponsor buyouts have been commonplace in the first several months of 2021, accounting for roughly 32% of…
Read MoreDemand sends loan prices higher in frothy secondary market
Source: Debtwire Par, Markit Demand for leveraged loans has remained strong in April, driving the average bid on first lien…
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