High yield bond activity in key global markets showed signs of life in Q1 2023, with quarter-on-quarter issuance improving despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges. In the US, high yield bond issuance in Q1 2023 came in at...more
Heading into 2023, European leveraged finance markets continue to deal with fierce headwinds, following 12 months of economic and geopolitical volatility that has prompted a general slowdown in issuance. What does this mean...more
Mining & metals companies can take advantage of low prices in the leveraged finance markets to manage their liabilities amid the expected recession.
The current economic environment creates opportunities for the mining &...more
10/4/2022
/ Bank Loan Markets ,
Capital Requirements ,
Capital Structures ,
Collateral ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Economic Downturn ,
Federal Reserve ,
Interest Rates ,
Investors ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Liability ,
Liens ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Price Inflation ,
Recapitalization ,
Refinancing
A rebounding domestic economy and abundant liquidity south of the border are encouraging Canadian borrowers to draw on US high yield bond markets in increasing numbers -
Canadian borrowers took advantage of buoyant US...more
Investors are returning to mining & metals amid an almost unprecedented rally in the US capital markets that is taking place despite the continued economic challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic -
Those companies that...more
9/23/2021
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Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Nasdaq ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Stock Exchange ,
Sustainability
By all accounts, leveraged finance markets in the United States were hot in the first quarter of 2021. This activity was driven primarily by refinancing and repricing. Borrowers jumped at the chance to take advantage of the...more
Although US high yield bond issuance cooled somewhat in Q3 2020, it still hit record highs, while European activity remained on an upward trend.
High yield bond markets in the United States and Western and Southern Europe...more
After COVID-19 concerns brought issuance to a near halt in March, Q2 high yield bond activity climbed in most markets as borrowers sought to boost balance sheets and cash reserves.
In the first six months of 2020, high...more
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic saw high yield bond issuances grind to a halt at the end of Q1, but markets started to revive in Q2.
After enduring a steep and sudden decline at the end of Q1 that effectively shut...more