The order marks the end of the Kirschner case, which had threatened to expand US securities regulation to syndicated loans.
The US Supreme Court has denied a petition for certiorari review in the Kirschner case, in which...more
With incremental loan activity accounting for an outsize share of the leveraged lending market over the past year, we explore the top trends, insights and structuring considerations for lenders and borrowers -
Although...more
Private debt has grown quickly over the last decade. But as the macroeconomic backdrop has deteriorated, this asset class has not been immune to challenges.
According to a McKinsey analysis of Preqin data, private debt...more
The highly anticipated decision threatened to impose a new regulatory framework on syndicated lending, and disrupt the $1.4 trillion syndicated loan market in the United States.
The US Court of Appeals for the Second...more
Heading into 2023, European leveraged finance markets continue to deal with fierce headwinds, following 12 months of economic and geopolitical volatility that has prompted a general slowdown in issuance. What does this mean...more
After a year of red-hot moves in the tech sector, markets have cooled down in 2022, as inflation and rate hikes prompted many investors to prioritize investment in safe haven asset classes....more
Leveraged finance activity slowed on both sides of the Atlantic in the first half of the year, as a tougher macroeconomic environment and events in Ukraine affected debt issuance in both Europe and the US....more
Risks posed by rising inflation, concerns about a global recession and the lingering impact of the war in Ukraine are seeing lenders and investors start to chip away at the loose, borrower-friendly terms that have...more
Large double-digit gains in US loan issuance meant leveraged finance markets ended 2021 with a bang and set the stage for robust activity in 2022-
The US leveraged finance market posted strong year-on-year gains in 2021 as...more
Despite a spike in energy prices and persistent inflation, year-to-date leveraged loan activity showed substantial gains on 2020 levels -
Global leveraged loan activity sustained momentum built up through H1 2021 to post...more
Refinancing activity supports a double-digit year-on-year uptick in leveraged loan issuance in the United States and Europe, while mega-deals dominate in the Asia-Pacific region
Leveraged loan markets in the United States,...more
By all accounts, leveraged finance markets in the United States were hot in the first quarter of 2021. This activity was driven primarily by refinancing and repricing. Borrowers jumped at the chance to take advantage of the...more
COVID-19 split the retail financing market—players of scale with online capabilities thrived, while retailers reliant on brick-and-mortar stores for the bulk of their earnings came under increasing financial pressure -...more
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