Debtwire Middle-Market – 8/14/2023

Derisking remains key focus for loan issuers and investors alike

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Source: Debtwire

There has been a striking 70% year-on-year decrease in new money institutional activity in the loan market following a continued lack of supply from M&A auctions processes. In its place, refinancing has taken center stage, propping up issuance at over 80% of the total—a remarkable shift from the trend observed in September last year when new money reached over 90% of issuance.