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US loan volume nears record levels
5 months ago
In Q1 2024 quarterly institutional loan issuance reached its second highest level on record. The period also saw the lowest quarterly share of new money issuance, at just 13% of total activity -
Wave of legal hires becomes a tsunami
7 months ago
In February alone legal heavyweights Allen & Overy, DLA Piper, Fried Frank, Kirkland & Ellis, Proskauer Rose and White & Case all announced the arrival of partners in the credit space -
Full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
8 months ago
Debtwire has released the full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
End on a high: institutional loan and HY bond issuance rises 44% YoY
8 months ago
Leveraged finance (LevFin) issuance across the US institutional loan and high-yield (HY) bond markets totalled USD 529bn in 2023, representing a 44% year-on-year (YoY) increase -
November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
9 months ago
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Right on time
10 months ago
Leveraged loan borrowers favouring shorter tenors pile maturities for 2028 -
Fortress taps BlackRock for sponsor coverage hire
10 months ago
Fortress Investment Group has hired a new director to focus on sponsor coverage and origination in in Fortress’ credit business -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Under pressure: likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries and regional woes
11 months ago
The European leveraged market has crossed the threshold of 100 companies at the stressed/distressed lifecycle stage, according to Debtwire data -
Loan Highlights 3Q23: Loan volumes remain significantly lower than historical averages
11 months ago
Capital markets loan activity continued to struggle in the third quarter of 2023, as issuers in the Americas and Europe held off from tapping markets -
ICG taps Apollo partner as head of US liquid credit
11 months ago
The new head of US liquid credit has been tasked with helping grow ICG's US credit business -
Double-dip refinancing hits US leveraged loan
1 year ago
Wheel Pros, a name still held by 219 CLOs with $414 million of total principal, announced details of a new refinancing deal last week featuring a controversial double-dip structure -
DebtDynamics North America: de-risking remains key focus for loan issuers and investors alike
1 year ago
Syndicated leveraged loan and high-yield (HY) bond markets have endured a challenging time during the past eight months but sentiment is far from rock-bottom -
US leveraged loan issuance drops 35% year on year
1 year ago
Debtwire 's new July 2023 US Leveraged Highlights report sees a striking 70% year-on-year decrease in new money institutional activity as lack of supply from the M&A market weighs on issuance -
DebtDynamics North America: Likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries
1 year ago
Out of a universe of more than 12,000 leveraged US companies, 180 are in the stressed/distressed lifecycle categories -
Arini continues expansion with Credit Suisse hire
Credit hedge fund Arini taps former senior-level Credit Suisse executive.
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June 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
1 year ago
Debtwire has released the June 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
Loan Highlights 2Q23: Running aground
1 year ago
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.9 trillion, the lowest showing since 2012. -
Hedge fund Sona taps Barclays exec
1 year ago
Private credit manager Victory Park Capital has launched Triumph Capital Markets, a new platform that focuses on structured financing and capital markets -
May 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
1 year ago
Leveraged investors continue to favor bonds to loans, according to the Debtwire May 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
Proskaeur hires CFO specialist from SocGen
1 year ago
Proskauer has announced the appointment of Matthew Kerfoot as partner in its finance group in New York -
Fund performance: Credit funds end difficult 2022 on a positive note
1 year ago
In December 66% of credit funds reached a positive return, following an even better November where 81% of all funds pushed into the black -
LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
Proposed SEC rules "possibly existential" for open-ended loan funds, says LSTA
1 year ago
The US Securities and Exchange Commission's upcoming new rule focusing on liquidity management in open-ended funds could have “possibly existential” and negative implications for loan mutual funds and exchange traded funds in its current form, according to the LSTA -
LP round up: two managers terminated as 20 win $2.5 billion
1 year ago
US institutional investors allocated over $2.5 billion to 20 credit managers in October, according to documents seen by Creditflux. Two credit fund managers however were terminated in the month
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