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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Debt Collection and Technology – Welcome to the New Normal

There are a variety of ways in which accounts, or debts, are collected. However, aging technology and legacy servicing (collection) infrastructure restricts a lender’s ability to leverage automation and technology. Without...more

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Lenders’ views on documentation diverge under lockdown

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The decline in H1 2020 leveraged finance issuance has seen some lenders intensify their focus on pricing and borrower-friendly loan structures, but lender responses to the impact of COVID-19 have diverged across regions....more

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Longer and longer: the ever lengthening loan agreement

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Leveraged loan agreements form key aspects of capital structures, balancing lender protection against allowing the borrower to run its business according to its business plan. In recent times, the length of such loan...more

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Quid pro-quo: Conditioning Waiver Requests

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Faced with a rapidly evolving business landscape, lenders, borrowers, advisors and other stakeholders in the leveraged finance market are working hard to assess and monitor current and anticipated problems in existing loan...more

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European leveraged finance: A bifurcated balancing act: Restructuring: When is the right time?

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HEADLINES - Default levels remain historically low at 1 per cent to 2 per cent - Prevalence of cov-lite loans in Europe may be concealing some underperformance, but there are no conventional triggers for lenders to...more

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European leveraged finance: A bifurcated balancing act: Leveraged loan issuance: Lenders look beyond buyouts

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HEADLINES - Buyouts and M&A secured a combined €75.4 billion of loan issuance in 2019 - Proceeds used for buyout issuance alone were down by more than 30 per cent to €38.7 billion when compared to the €56.6 billion...more

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European leveraged finance: A bifurcated balancing act: Data dive: European leveraged finance 2020

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- The covenant-lite share of European institutional loan issuance in 2019 reached 92 per cent - European leveraged loan issuance in 2019 was down slightly on the previous year to €209.1 billion - High yield bond...more

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FDIC Views on Leveraged Lending

The FDIC Fall 2019 edition of Supervisory Insights contained an article entitled “Leveraged Lending: Evolution, Growth and Heightened Risk”. In the article, the FDIC noted that the credit agreement terms have continued to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Loan Market Shows Signs of Rebound Following Volatile End of Year

After the 2018 fourth quarter roller coaster ride, when borrowers were essentially shut out of the leveraged loan market, the start to the new year has been tentative. Despite improved market conditions, leveraged loan volume...more

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