After a bumpy start to the second quarter, when tariff announcements inhibited issuance, US high yield bond activity rallied strongly, demonstrating the market’s resilience and maturity....more
We are pleased to present the Conyers Norway Bulletin for 2025. This edition highlights key developments impacting Bermuda-incorporated companies in the Norwegian market over the past year. The Euronext Oslo Børs...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a tender notice and related tender documents for the appointment of a bond consolidated tape provider (CTP). The tender documents explain the award process and how to...more
While issuance of high yield bonds strengthened across all key global jurisdictions in 2024, the US and Europe still face mounting maturity walls - High yield bond issuance in key markets around the world recorded major...more
The sale of Reverse Yankee bonds by prominent US issuers – often with higher credit ratings – has recently continued at a rapid pace. Reverse Yankee bonds are debt securities issued by US issuers that are denominated in a...more
Whole-business securitization (WBS), a structured finance product where a company issues secured debt against substantially all of its cash-yielding assets, is now on the radar of dealmakers seeking ways to manage M&A...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
Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are increasingly used as a corporate financing instrument. Through their terms, they incentivise companies to act in a more sustainable way; if the issuer fails to meet certain pre-defined...more
Investing with a focus on a particular social, environmental, or governance (“ESG”) impact is all the rage right now. Investing with an ESG focus can be made through investing in equities or bonds. This article will focus on...more
When 2019 began, the U.S. stock market had just hit the bottom of a 20% correction. An escalating trade war and rising interest rate worries were top of mind, and predictions of a looming recession were becoming more common....more
Economic Commentary - Although there are no signs apparent of an imminent recession in the U.S. or other major global economies, there is some uncertainty whether this is a brief period of moderating global growth or an...more
ECONOMIC REVIEW AND OUTLOOK - The start of 2019 is a stark contrast to the beginning of 2018. Optimism ruled the day last year, as the S&P 500 closed with a 6.6% return in the fourth quarter and the bond market behaved in...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a report to the President recommending extensive regulatory and legislative reforms to the U.S. capital markets. The recommendations, in response to the White House's executive...more