Standstill periods in private credit intercreditor agreements don't get much attention – they exist to allow senior lenders time to take enforcement action before super senior lenders can step in. But if you're not careful,...more
European leveraged finance markets back on track -European leveraged finance markets rallied strongly in 2024, with momentum for new deals and opportunities for borrowers and lenders alike in 2025 -
Europe's leveraged...more
2/6/2025
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Capital Markets ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financing ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Loans ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds
At the beginning of 2024, the White & Case leveraged finance team made a series of predictions on how the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets would perform in 2024.
After 12 months of softer markets in 2023, the...more
11/11/2024
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Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Dealmaking ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers
From large cap syndicated deals to mid-market private credit, whether in loans or in bonds, the ability for borrowers to incur material incremental debt is commonplace. However, when you look beyond the headline ratios and...more
In the current market, investors are increasingly considering their options in relation to the stressed and distressed credits in their portfolios. Whilst mindful of stakeholder relationships, secured lenders may, in some...more
European PE dealmaking declined in 2022—down 38 per cent year-on-year, according to Mergermarket—as macro-economic uncertainty intensified, valuations became increasingly volatile, and financing tightened.
Under the...more
2/6/2023
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Borrowers ,
Buyouts ,
Capital Markets ,
Debt ,
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Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
UK
The disruption to capital markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has not shifted the overall timeline of regulators and industry bodies for the replacement of US dollar LIBOR with SOFR by the end of 2021.
With the expected...more
8/4/2020
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Banks ,
Bonds ,
Capital Markets ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
Libor ,
Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) ,
Loans ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Popular ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK