Although COVID-19 lockdowns have seen high-profile companies lose their investment grade status, lenders have continued to support these credits.
COVID-19’s impact on earnings has seen companies across the United States...more
9/16/2020
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Investors ,
Lenders ,
OECD ,
Private Investment Funds
Leveraged finance defaults are rising as the impact of COVID-19 is felt, but covenant-lite terms, government intervention and support from financial sponsors have mitigated fallout from the pandemic.
Leveraged finance...more
Leveraged loan agreements form key aspects of capital structures, balancing lender protection against allowing the borrower to run its business according to its business plan. In recent times, the length of such loan...more
6/30/2020
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Borrowers ,
Capital Structures ,
Creditors ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Lenders ,
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Leveraged Lending ,
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Loan Agreements ,
Loan Documentation
An issuer of high yield bonds is subject to a number of different ongoing reporting obligations, some of which are contractual and some of which are regulatory. As part of the transaction process, issuers should take these...more
- The covenant-lite share of European institutional loan issuance in 2019 reached 92 per cent
- European leveraged loan issuance in 2019 was down slightly on the previous year to €209.1 billion
- High yield bond...more
2/19/2020
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Bifurcation ,
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Covenant Lite Deals ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Interest Rates ,
Investors ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Lending ,
Mergers ,
UK Brexit
European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: Issue 8 -
The traditional approach to the treatment of disposal proceeds in leveraged loan agreements has evolved in recent years, as borrowers seek to retain greater...more
11/1/2019
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Covenant Lite Deals ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Debt ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Prepayments ,
Reinvestment Funds ,
Sale of Assets
European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: Issue 7 -
The term "private placement", while having a relatively settled meaning in US financings, can have a variety of meanings in Europe. White & Case's European...more
European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: Issue 4, 2019 -
Most high yield indentures contain a "Change of Control" clause that relates to changes in the beneficial ownership of the issuer. We provide an overview of...more
4/29/2019
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Bonds ,
Buyers ,
Change in Control ,
Contract Terms ,
EU ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Portability ,
Ratings ,
Refinancing ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Voting Shares
European Leveraged Finance Alert Series: Issue 3, 2019 -
Investors in high yield debt expect protections to be included in documentation in order to prevent bond issuers from taking certain actions that deteriorate credit...more
3/30/2019
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Bond Issuers ,
Condition Precedent ,
Contract Terms ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
High Yield Bonds ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
Leveraged Debt ,
Leveraged Lending ,
Mergers ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Stock Purchase Agreement