LSEG LPC
Supported by increase in high grade financings, 2Q25 US M&A loan volume up 64% y-o-y; LBO activity declines
Brushing aside tariff woes, inflation concerns and geopolitical fears, US lenders raised US$228.5bn of new loan assets in 2Q25, a…
Read MoreHow do middle market lenders characterize the quality of 2Q25 loan supply?
According to preliminary results from LSEG LPC’s quarterly middle market lender outlook survey, a large majority (81%) of respondents say…
Read MoreBank loans, high-yield bonds provide boost to levfin origination in May
US leveraged finance issuance reached nearly US$127bn in May, up more than 60% from April’s US$78bn pipeline.
Read MoreLoan funds post 4 consecutive weeks of inflows
Following the bout of market volatility and accompanying large outflows posted in April, both loan funds and high yield bond…
Read MoreDaily Analytic: First-lien share of BDC portfolios continues to climb
The first-lien share of BDC portfolios continues to edge higher, climbing to 86.4% in 1Q25, up 4 percentage points from…
Read MoreUS middle market private debt fundraising stands at US$21.3bn so far in 2Q
So far this quarter, LSEG LPC has tracked US$21.3bn of US middle market debt fundraising.
Read MoreUS$1.4bn of BDC loans were added to non-accrual status in 1Q25
A total of US$1.4bn of BDC loans were added to non-accrual status in 1Q25, up from roughly US$1.2bn in the…
Read MoreProportion of US loans trading north of par edges up modestly following headline volatility
In the wake of headline making talk of tariffs – and implicitly fears of a trade war – in April…
Read MorePrivate credit offers issuers some certainty during uncertain times, although comes with a cost
No matter which market borrowers opted to tap, financing conditions seemed more than accommodating as we approached the second quarter.
Read MoreBSL lenders support over US$405bn in new lending activity YTD; Several M&A opportunities bypass BSL market
US lenders have been tapped for nearly US$406bn in new loan assets so far this year via the broadly syndicated…
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