Borrowers and lenders alike may be forgiven for running out of steam when, having negotiated ever more complex commercial grids, term sheets and loan agreements, one reaches the final line item – the governing law of the loan...more
Side letters document bespoke arrangements between all or certain parties to a financing transaction and supplement the terms of the principal documents thereto. Becoming increasingly popular with stakeholders, and with the...more
Senior secured creditors, being the anchor creditor in the capital stack, will always be focused on ensuring their priority claim is as robust as possible, with clearly delineated capacity for 'super priority' debt. However,...more
Loan issuance across all major jurisdictions saw year-on-year double-digit declines during the first half of 2023, as high inflation and rising interest rates continued to weigh on loan activity
The first half of 2023 has...more
8/16/2023
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Loans
European leveraged finance markets have been completely reconfigured in the past 12 months. Inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty have squeezed liquidity and seen high yield bond and leveraged loan...more
2/1/2023
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Global Dealmaking ,
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Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Refinancing ,
UK
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▪️ In the US, leveraged loan issuance for 2021 reached US$1.4 trillion, a 63% increase year-on-year
▪️ The high yield bond market in the US was relatively flat, rising from US$428.3 billion in 2020 to...more
2/10/2022
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High Yield Bonds ,
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Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) ,
UK
- In the US, leveraged loan issuance for 2021 reached US$1.4 trillion, a 63% increase year-on-year
- The high yield bond market in the US was relatively flat, rising from US$428.3 billion in 2020 to US$429.7 billion in...more
2/9/2022
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Capital Markets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)
European leveraged finance markets roared back to life in 2021, sparked by a combination of attractive pricing in the first half of the year and buoyant M&A activity in the second half. The result? High volumes of refinancing...more
2/1/2022
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Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
International Trade ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Refinancing