- In the US, leveraged loan issuance for 2021 reached US$1.4 trillion, a 63% increase year-on-year
- The high yield bond market in the US was relatively flat, rising from US$428.3 billion in 2020 to US$429.7 billion in...more
2/9/2022
/ Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)
Pro forma financial statements may be required in a securities offering where an acquisition or disposition has occurred or is probable within a certain period of the offering. In a Rule 144A offering, market practice is...more
11/23/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Test ,
Auditors ,
Capital Markets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dispositions ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Statements ,
Income Test ,
Investment ,
Investment Test ,
Investors ,
Offerings ,
Pro Forma Sessions ,
Required Documentation ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on many businesses, including those with outstanding high yield bonds. The incurrence covenant regime (and absence of any maintenance covenants) means that, provided...more
The White & Case Capital Markets team updates its March 2018 publication on bond repurchases given the current environment where issuers may consider whether, if their bonds are trading at a discount to par, they should...more
3/30/2020
/ Bond Issuers ,
Bonds ,
Buyback Programs ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creeping Tenders ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Offerors ,
Repurchases ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wellman Factors
An issuer of high yield bonds is subject to a number of different ongoing reporting obligations, some of which are contractual and some of which are regulatory. As part of the transaction process, issuers should take these...more
HEADLINES
- Industrials and chemicals in aggregate accounted for the largest share of loan activity (20 per cent) and high yield bonds (22 per cent) in Europe
- Pharma, medical and biotech issuers were the second most...more
European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: Issue 7 -
The term "private placement", while having a relatively settled meaning in US financings, can have a variety of meanings in Europe. White & Case's European...more
European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: Issue 4, 2019 -
Most high yield indentures contain a "Change of Control" clause that relates to changes in the beneficial ownership of the issuer. We provide an overview of...more
4/29/2019
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Bonds ,
Buyers ,
Change in Control ,
Contract Terms ,
EU ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Portability ,
Ratings ,
Refinancing ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Voting Shares