Weighed by repricings, term loan B spreads begin to diverge between single-Bs and double-Bs, although relative value holds steady After new-issue clearing yields tightened for three consecutive months, averaging 7.3% in January and marking another fresh monthly low since May ’22, the institutional loan market may finally be showing signs of fatigue from repricings…. Subscribe
2025 syndicated middle market loan volume is expected to be in the US$150bn area Forecasts for 2025 syndicated middle market loan volume generally average around US$150bn, broadly similar to the 2024 total, according to LSEG LPC’s recent year-end 2024 Middle Market Outlook Survey…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Daily Analytic: Unitranche spreads tighten sharply over the last year Unitranche pricing tightened significantly over the course of 2024, moving steadily lower in the first nine months of the year before edging higher in 4Q24…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Total leverage on sponsored MM deals inched down in 4Q24, driven by lower junior leverage Total leverage on sponsored middle market deals inched down to 4.70x on average in 4Q24, driven by lower junior leverage. First-lien leverage came in at 4.48x in 4Q24, up from 4.46x in 3Q24, while junior leverage declined to 0.22x from…
Leveraged Loan Survey Results: What do you expect for M&A/LBO deal flow in 2025 New year, new administration and improving US economic outlook have combined to bring a much needed boost to market psyche when it comes to hopes for new money deal flow in 2025…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Nearly 83% of total 2024 US institutional loan volume represented refinanced credits Arrangers of leveraged loan debt kept busy in 2024, raising nearly US$1.7trn of issuance during the year…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
2024 US M&A loan volume up nearly 40% year over year off low 2023 base US lenders committed to US$337.5bn in M&A loan volume in 2024, an increase of 40% compared to the 13 year low marked by 2023 totals…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
CLOs ramp to new heights in ’24, new issuance tops US$186bn thanks to bustling November US CLO new issuance totaled US$25.2bn across 54 vehicles in November, marking the busiest month of the year and the second highest monthly tally on record for the asset class…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
US leveraged loan issuance tops US$172bn in November, pushing ’24 issuance to record heights US leveraged loan issuance exceeded US$172bn in November, notching an 18% gain over October’s US$146bn pipeline and more than tripling last November’s deal flow of nearly US$50bn…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Healthcare, general manufacturing and services sectors see most loans added to non-accrual status in 3Q24 A total of US$980m of BDC loans were added to non-accrual status in 3Q24, down from US$2.1bn in the prior quarter…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...