Leveraged Finance

European debt markets set for record year of issuance
- EUR 209bn has already been deployed this year across leveraged loans and high yield bonds
- Leveraged loans experienced a record year during the first half of 2017
- Refinanced capital took 61% of transactions during first three quarters of 2017
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Banks and buysiders bullish on deal activity as market preps for regulatory hurdles
The Loan Market Association’s (LMA) 10th Syndicated Loan Conference proved a knockout event this week with some 900 attendees piling into the QEII Conference Centre in London to hear varied topics spanning the “healthy” state of the syndicated loan market to how automation might soon take over their jobs.
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Download the presentation slides to Debtwire's Leveraged Loans League Table Report from the 2017 German Forum.
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Interview with Luciano Morello, Partner at DLA Piper
At the 2017 Debtwire Italian Restructuring Forum we interviewed Luciano Morello, Partner at DLA Piper, who took part in the leveraged finance and high yield panel.
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Last year defied many forecasts, with the Brexit referendum and election of US President Trump both upsetting the odds. This year could also be challenging for leveraged finance, with reduced central bank tailwinds as well as the triggering of Article 50 in the UK. Commodity-price volatility also leaves further jitters ahead, while the Netherlands, Germany, France and Norway face elections.
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Spread of stretched senior funds risks cannibalising unitranche pricing
With banks fighting hard to keep hold of their turf, offering competitive leverage on deals, asset managers are increasingly looking to stretched senior financing as a way to compete in a level playing field. But with a rising number of players expected to offer the 5-6% stretched senior in 2017, the new debt solution risks doing to the unitranche what second lien did to mezzanine.
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Tie-ups may be part of the future, but how can banks and funds really work together?
Emma Roche of Debtwire chaired a head-to-head debate between HSBC and Ares Management to level some of the views held by banks and direct lenders about each other.
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Presentation: High Yield Lite
Watch the full presentation from Debtwire's European High Yield Forum.
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Video: Global-HY-ization and the European question
Watch the full panel discussion from Debtwire's European High Yield Forum. My Debtwire Events account holders can watch the full video recording of the debate. Login or sign-up for a free account to watch.
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Video: Will direct lenders eat our lunch?
Watch the full panel discussion from Debtwire's European High Yield Forum. My Debtwire Events account holders can watch the full video recording of the debate. Login or sign-up for a free account to watch.
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Video: Keynote - Escaping the QE Infinity Trap
Watch the full presentation from Debtwire's European High Yield Forum. My Debtwire Events account holders can watch the full video recording. Login or sign-up for a free account to watch.
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Video: High Yield Outlook H2 2016 - don't look down
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Video: The Primary Plight and Bondholder Rights
Watch the full panel discussion from Debtwire's European High Yield Forum. My Debtwire Events account holders can watch the full video recording. Login or sign-up for a free account to watch.
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