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IACPM survey finds credit PMs still gloomy, but less so than last quarter
7 days ago
Respondents to the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey are still negative about future credit conditions, but less so than in previous surveys -
Global Loan Highlights 1Q24: Don’t call it a comeback
22 days ago
Loan refinancing share hits historic high, but IG issuance stymies YoY global growth -
DebtDynamics EMEA: Size matters
3 months ago
Direct lending margins widen on small deals, with an enlarging gap to other deals in the latest DebtDynamics EMEA research -
Credit PMs remain gloomy in latest IACPM survey
3 months ago
Survey participants in the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey believe the euphoria seen in global financial markets during the last few months of 2023 was overdone -
November 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
4 months ago
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
Is direct lending on the rebound? - Debtwire Special Report
4 months ago
After a slow start in 2023, direct lending in both the US and Europe has been on the rise, with volumes in Q3 almost doubling compared to the previous quarter -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Right on time
5 months ago
Leveraged loan borrowers favouring shorter tenors pile maturities for 2028 -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Under pressure: likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries and regional woes
6 months ago
The European leveraged market has crossed the threshold of 100 companies at the stressed/distressed lifecycle stage, according to Debtwire data -
Credit PMs predict global recession
6 months ago
Respondents to the latest IACPM credit outlook survey were feeling particularly gloomy, with a strong majority predicting recessions in both the US and Europe next year -
Loan Highlights 3Q23: Loan volumes remain significantly lower than historical averages
6 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 -
Testing the water: issuers gauge sterling HY bond demand following 10-year record low
6 months ago
Pure Gym, a UK-based fitness club, has become the second company in a week to test demand for sterling-denominated senior secured notes in the European high-yield market -
Snooze - you’re extended! Can lenders in European SFAs sleep-walk into extended tranches? - Xtract Special Report
8 months ago
This Xtract Research special report asks whether lenders under European SFAs could find themselves re-designated into a later-maturing facility or tranche than originally documented without their explicit consent -
Refinancing continues to dominate headline figures in latest European leveraged highlights
8 months ago
Debtwire has released its July 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
1H23 European direct lender rankings
8 months ago
The volume of European direct lending facilities issued fell to just €8.5 billion in 2Q23. The same quarter last year was the largest on record at €51.3 billion, representing over an 80% drop year on year. -
Retail maintains primacy as most distressed sector in Europe with €31 billion of debt restructuring commenced in 1H23
8 months ago
Newly commenced restructurings tracked by Debtwire in Europe during 1H 2023 show 114 mainly large-cap restructurings, compared to 89 tracked in 1H 2022, a 28% increase year-on-year -
Last frontier: Common currency conquers non-Eurozone countries to dominate lev loan market
8 months ago
Our latest DebtDynamics EMEA research shows that the share of the European leveraged loan syndication market denominated in the EU common currency jumped from 80% in 2015 to levels closer to 95% since 2019 -
New IACPM survey points to a global recession
9 months ago
Respondents to the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey overwhelmingly expect global economies to fall into recession either later this year or sometime in 2024. -
High yield bond index offers opportunities for credit pickers
9 months ago
The global high yield bond market has become a skewed barbell offering benefits to credit pickers, according to a new research note from global asset manager Ninety One. -
Largarde snowballs puncture complacent calm and shocks spreads wider
1 year ago
Credit markets are ending the week on a big push wider, after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde delivered the surprise that had been missing from other central bank messaging -
Major fund withdrawals undermine credit momentum
1 year ago
Credit funds are extending their run of inflows into the end of the year, but investment grade momentum took a dent last week due to investors in one big fund pulling their money -
Capex and real yields will split winners from losers in '23: BofA
1 year ago
Companies able to undertake capital expenditure will be the winners in 2023, while those historically most sensitive to rising real yields should inspire caution, say Bank of America strategists -
Rebuke for optimism as US jobs send market bulls running for cover
1 year ago
Investors’ determination to maintain an optimistic outlook on US Federal Reserve policy hit a point of reckoning on Friday, with hot US jobs numbers adding weight to committee members’ message that there is still a lot more work for them to do -
Powell outlook brings risk buyers out in droves, but reality check looks soon to follow
1 year ago
Comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday on the pace of future rate hikes have prompted a sharp rally across global financial markets, including credit. But dissenting voices have already begun to point out the enthusiasm is likely overdone -
Credit Suisse tests investor nerves as market preps for Fed-focused week
1 year ago
Credit Suisse, which has been subjected to another week of intense scrutiny, is heading into the weekend with its credit spreads extending wider, after warning on losses and undertaking a capital hike -
Swiss bank looks to plug holes but investors are hun-gruyere for risk
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is a rare, worrisome cloud in an otherwise brightening sky this week, as Europe extends its tightening trend in credit with the US standing at ease for the Thanksgiving holiday
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