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
Lender appetite for US buyout opportunities remained resilient in the first half of 2022 despite a volatile macro-economic backdrop and a decline in activity across the wider leveraged finance market....more
The first half of the year has marked an inflection point for US leveraged finance markets. After a buoyant but brief post-pandemic period in 2021, the combination of surging inflation, rising interest rates and events in...more
Issuers are tapping institutional loan markets for add-on debt at a rapid pace as private equity firms turn to buy-and-build strategies to lower entry multiples and accelerate deployment -
Debt issuance to fund add-on...more
Issuance of leveraged loans and high yield bonds to fund buyouts surged to quarterly highs in 2021 as private equity sponsors raised their investment game -
Buyouts are back in a big way. Private equity (PE) firms around...more
11/23/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Asia Pacific ,
Buyouts ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Buyout ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Refinancing
Management teams and private equity (PE) sponsors have successfully deployed a range of liability management tools to steer companies through the COVID-19 downturn and avoid both bankruptcies and full-blown restructurings. ...more
8/5/2021
/ Analytics ,
Borrowers ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Covenant Lite Deals ,
Debt ,
Financial Crisis ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Private Equity ,
Relief Measures ,
S&P
Leveraged buyout high yield bond and leveraged loan issuance fell in Q3 2020 as a lack of buyout deals in a still cautious M&A market dampened appetite for financing -
Although leveraged buyout (LBO) activity showed signs...more
12/4/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Asia Pacific ,
Buyouts ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EBITDA ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Buyout ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Secondary Buyouts
COVID-19 has pushed healthcare systems around the world to the limit, but depending on the vertical, certain companies have been less affected than those in other sectors—and the availability of credit to battle the pandemic...more