European leveraged finance in 2023 was saddled with the negative effects of elevated interest rates. But as the market adjusts to the “new normal”, rate and price stability offer hope for a brighter 2024.
-Rising interest...more
1/30/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Buyouts ,
Debt ,
Debt Market ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Loans ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Refinancing
The hard deadline for stopping new use of USD LIBOR following 31 December 2021 is rapidly approaching. Latest market practice as at end November 2021 suggests that some loan market participants are (at last) now contracting...more
On 5 March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") announced (the "FCA Announcement") the future cessation or loss of representativeness for all 35 LIBOR settings currently published by ICE Benchmark Administration...more
The Loan Market Association ("LMA"), Loan Syndication and Trading Association ("LSTA") and Asia Pacific Loan Market Association ("APLMA") have published new guidance on the key aspects of the Green Loan Principles ("GLP") and...more
The Loan Market Association ("LMA"), Loan Syndication and Trading Association ("LSTA") and Asia Pacific Loan Market Association ("APLMA") have published new guidance on the key aspects of the Green Loan Principles ("GLP") and...more
5/28/2020
/ Asia ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Green Loans ,
Loan Market Association ,
Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) ,
New Guidance ,
Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK ,
United States
At a time of vast capital outflows (withdrawals from emerging markets in the period 21 January – 24 March were reported by the Institute of International Finance at $83 billion), commodity price falls and wider global market...more