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Nearly 83% of total 2024 US institutional loan volume represented refinanced credits
Arrangers of leveraged loan debt kept busy in 2024, raising nearly US$1.7trn of issuance during the year.
Read More2024 US M&A loan volume up nearly 40% year over year off low 2023 base
US lenders committed to US$337.5bn in M&A loan volume in 2024, an increase of 40% compared to the 13 year…
Read MoreCLOs ramp to new heights in ’24, new issuance tops US$186bn thanks to bustling November
US CLO new issuance totaled US$25.2bn across 54 vehicles in November, marking the busiest month of the year and the…
Read MoreUS leveraged loan issuance tops US$172bn in November, pushing ’24 issuance to record heights
US leveraged loan issuance exceeded US$172bn in November, notching an 18% gain over October’s US$146bn pipeline and more than tripling…
Read MoreHealthcare, general manufacturing and services sectors see most loans added to non-accrual status in 3Q24
A total of US$980m of BDC loans were added to non-accrual status in 3Q24, down from US$2.1bn in the prior…
Read MoreA flurry of new leveraged loans hit the market post elections and in run up to year end
After a brief pullback in the institutional calendar in the week leading up to the US election, lenders have tapped…
Read MoreResilient secondary loans, light primary calendar carry repricing trade through October
The share of institutional term loans trading above par averaged 33% in October, advancing atop 31% in August and 32%…
Read MoreOctober LBO financing conditions show strength, despite mixed pricing outcomes in bifurcated market
With more than US$32bn of LBO term loan B issuance successfully placed in 3Q24, LBO financing activity has emerged similarly…
Read MoreTotal leverage on US LBO deals exhibited hints of bifurcation across EBITDA ranges
In 3Q24, total leverage on US LBO deals exhibited hints of bifurcation across different EBITDA ranges.
Read MoreLeverage on middle market sponsored deals increased to 4.76x on average in 3Q24
Total leverage on sponsored middle market deals climbed to 4.76x on average in 3Q24 from 4.61x in 2Q24 and was…
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