US middle market syndicated loan volume reached US$27.8bn in 2Q23, down 53% from 2Q22 and 7% quarter-over-quarter. Sponsored syndicated loan volume was on par with 1Q23, but was down 60% year-over-year, while non-sponsored issuance of US$20.9bn in 2Q23 was 50% lower year-over-year and 10% lower than 1Q23. Not surprisingly, 70% of all respondents to Refinitiv LPC’s 3Q23 Middle Market Outlook Survey said they were not able to lend as much as they wanted to in 2Q23. A lack of quality deals, the lingering impact of high rates and threat of economic recession, and the buyer-seller mismatch, were the most common reasons cited by these lenders.
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