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European WAL test language is getting a little looser finds Dealscribe
5 days ago
The latest quarter has seen some loosening of WAL test laguage for European CLOs, according to document analysts Dealscribe -
IACPM survey finds credit PMs still gloomy, but less so than last quarter
13 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
28 days ago
Loan refinancing share hits historic high, but IG issuance stymies YoY global growth -
Deutsche Bank and PSL launch index for European CLOs
1 month ago
Deutsche Bank has launched a total-return benchmark index for euro-denominated CLO debt. -
Barclays raises 2024 US BSL CLO new issue forecast
1 month ago
Barclays has become the latest bank research desk to increase its 2024 US BSL CLO new issue forecast -
How many CLOs will be reset?
1 month ago
Tightening liability spreads aren’t just driving record new CLO issuance this year — they’re also triggering a wave of resets and refinancings in the US, especially for broadly syndicated CLOs -
European CLO equity distributions keep getting better, US keep getting worse
1 month ago
The latest distributions for post-reinvestment US CLOs show the impact of rapid prepayment rates, but post-reinvestment European CLOs are bucking that trend and seem to be improving with age. -
Fresh wave of CLO calls looms as US equity distributions drop
2 months ago
Equity distributions for US CLOs outside their reinvestment period continue to fall as prepayments cut into cashflows -
European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
2 months ago
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms. -
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 -
New research says that CLO arb is better than you think, but still not good enough
3 months ago
New research by Barclays’ Powell Eddins and Pranava Boyidapu suggests that CLO arbitrage is in a better place than many investors think, but that BBs are still more attractive -
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 -
European CLOs win out against US deals
6 months ago
Last month, our analysis explored the performance of US CLOs that were previously reset. We found that they delivered higher distributions than deals which weren’t reset, with the exception of the 2017 and 2018 vintages (Creditflux September 2023 — Do resets help CLOs perform better?). This article expands that analysis to the European market, and compares the performance of US BSL and EU CLO equity tranches. -
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
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