Welcome to this edition of Credit Conditions, a quarterly publication from McDermott Will & Emery that analyzes recent debt market trends.
The fourth quarter of 2024 marked a pivotal moment in the debt market, as the...more
3/3/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity
Equity Commitment Letters (ECL) are legal documents pursuant to which one party (typically the main fund or multiple funds managed by the sponsor) (the ECL Provider) commits to providing a certain amount of capital, usually...more
The challenges facing traditional banks over the last 12 months have proved to be golden opportunities for private lending. Aymen Mahmoud has more on private equity and private credit. ...more
After a year during which uncertainty in the equity markets became the new normal, many stakeholders are wondering whether the disruptions are behind us. A look at key indicators might lead one to say yes. The S&P Loan Index...more
8/4/2021
/ Borrowers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare ,
Liquidity ,
UK
On 5 March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out certain key dates for the cessation of all 35 London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) settings published by ICE Benchmark Administration. Whilst there has been...more