2019 saw a significant increase in high yield bond issuance, peaking at a total volume of USD 253bn, continuing the year-on-year trend of annual increase in volume. This year’s volume surpassed the USD 168bn issued in 2018, according to Debtwire Par, largely driven by the notable increase in debt refinancing....

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The race is on to replace the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), as just over two years remain before the deadline to institute a new reference rate for $200 trillion in dollar-denominated loans, bonds, and derivatives arrives. However, the processes by which financial institutions are navigating....

Refinancing activity snaps back, 56% of deals in general syndication Manufacturing sector dominates the M&A pipeline, accounted EUR 22.7bn or 35% Leveraged Loan Snapshots provide an overview of current events in regional loan markets, including recently announced M&A deals, recently....

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In the wake of the pulled IPO of The We Company (f/k/a as WeWork Companies, Inc.) the company’s ability to incur debt is of interest. In its S-1/A for the IPO, WeWork contemplated a new bank facility, to be entered into concurrently with the equity offering. That facility would have provided $2B of....

3Q 2019 European Leveraged Insights Report highlights key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets. Appetite for leveraged loans and high yield bonds remains strong. The appetite for leveraged loans and high yield bonds remains robust. On the bond side, there have been inflows....

3Q19 US Leveraged Insights report highlights key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets.   Institutional loan issuance down sharply YoY, but new money deal flow holds up better.   Institutional loan issuance climbed to USD 131bn in 3Q19 but the new money portion slipped....

Debtwire Par has partnered with its sister product Mergermarket to produce an original and comprehensive overview of US buyout and LBO financing trends, including extensive advisory league tables for more insight into industry players.   Among the main trends in the first half of 2019: Private....