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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home
Much attention has been paid to the suitability of Matt Damon in the lead role as the wily Odysseus in this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster.
US Leveraged Loan Primary Market Slowdown Continues
After a record start, US leveraged loan launches last week fell to their lowest level this year at just $10.56b.…
Monthly Returns Diminish Amid Heightened Uncertainty
The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN), a measure of the US institutional, broadly syndicated, leveraged loan market, returned…
US Leveraged Loan Issuance Slows in February
February’s $95b of US institutional leveraged loan issuance declined 49% from January’s $186.4b and represents the lowest volume since last…
Cracks begin to show in primary market amid tight pricing
The average all-in spread for 1st lien leveraged loans for the 3-month period ending in January was 313 bps, down…
US Leveraged Loan Launches Taper from January Highs
Leveraged loan launches have slowed from the record-breaking pace set in January when approximately $204.8b was brought to market for…
January Marks 20th Consecutive Positive Monthly Return for US Loan Index
The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN), a measure of the US institutional, broadly syndicated, leveraged loan market, returned…
Record Month of January Sets Pace for a Busy 2025
January’s $186b of US institutional leveraged loan issuance was up $45.7b for an increase of 32.6% from the same month…
2025 Kicks off with Record Wave of Leveraged Loan Launches
At approximately $199.4b through January 29th, the new year has picked up right where 2024 left off in terms of…
Top Bookrunners Drive 2024 US Leveraged Loan Volume
Amid record issuance in the leveraged loan market in 2024, where institutional issuance exceeded $1.33t, Bank of America was the…
US Leveraged Loan Pricings Smashed Records in 2024
2024 was the year of the leveraged loan, with issuers piling into the market at record levels to reprice debt…
