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New Year Kicks Off with Busy Month of Leveraged Loan Launches
At $168.0b in launches through January 28th, the US institutional leveraged loan market has been off to a hot start…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loan Launches Top $55bn in Second Week of 2026
The US leveraged loan market kicked off the new year in high gear, with $55.3b worth of deals launching to…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loans Return 5.51% in 2025
The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned 0.61% in December, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.51%. Average secondary…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loan Pricings Remain Elevated in 2025
2025 was another busy year for the US institutional leveraged loan market, with 901 deals for $987.3b pricing over the…
Read MoreSponsors Tap Leveraged Loan Market for Dividend Payouts at Record Pace
With just two weeks before the start of the new year, dividend issuance has reached an all-time high in the…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loans Return 4.86% Through November
The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned 0.35% in November, bringing its year-to-date return to 4.86%. Average secondary…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loan Issuance Tapers Off in November
November’s $53.6b of US institutional leveraged loan issuance was down $9.7b, or 15.3%, from the previous month’s $63.3b, marking a…
Read MoreLeveraged Loan Launches Ramp Up in November
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Read MoreM&A Gains Momentum Amid October Slowdown in Leveraged Loan Market
Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook October saw a notable decline in US institutional leveraged loan activity,…
Read MoreUS Leveraged Loans Return 4.5% Through October
Click here to access Bloomberg’s latest Global Leveraged Loan Index Report The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned…
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