Posts by LSEG
A third BDC issues public equity this year, but issuance remains at 16-year low
Source: Thomson Reuters LPC, Wells Fargo Securities LLC TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC, a venture capital BDC, announced it is tapping…
Read MoreMiddle market dominates for LBO activity with direct lenders stealing share from syndicated market
New Co/New Traditions! Join us for a half day on September 12th for our 24th Annual Loans Conference. The middle market continues…
Read MoreUnitranche volume exploded in 2Q18
Unitranche volume hit a new high in 2Q18 since LPC began tracking this facility. 2Q18 issuance exploded to $8.67bn, up…
Read MoreMiddle market non-sponsored issuance jumps on the back of strong refi activity
Middle market non-sponsored issuance jumped to US$27.3bn in 2Q18. This was up 29% from 1Q18 and was flat year-over-year. More…
Read MoreMiddle market sponsored syndicated volume reached US$20.9B in 2Q18
Middle market sponsored syndicated loan activity was pretty solid in 2Q18 reaching US$20.9bn, similar to 1Q18 issuance of $21.7bn. However,…
Read MoreLead Left Interview – Jessica Reiss and Kerry Kantin
This week we chat with Jessica Reiss, the head of leveraged loan research at Covenant Review. Also joining the conversation…
Read More2Q18 US M&A loan volume sets quarterly record; 1H18 total also at historical high
The US market cleared almost US$194bn in acquisition loan financing in 2Q18 via a series of jumbo deals, to set…
Read MoreUnitranche spreads continue to decline amid intense competiton in the middle market
Even though the leveraged loan market has seen some modest investor pushback on pricing and terms due to a voluminous…
Read MoreU.S. buyout activity keeps up the lively pace, boosting LBO issuance
Leveraged buyout activity has been keeping up a lively pace this quarter helping to drive LBO loan issuance higher. So…
Read MoreAT&T legal ruling bodes well for M&A deals; Loan market backs over US$200bn in 2Q18
The debt capital markets are feeling good about M&A and more specifically, the unabated surge in large transformative acquisition deals.…
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