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Resurging opportunity for Sustainability-linked Loans in Indonesia

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In February 2023, the Loan Market Association (LMA), the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) re-issued the Sustainability-linked Loan (SLL) Principles and the...more

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Term SOFR Hedges: The Price of Perfection

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Summary - As a result of the shift from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Finance Rate (SOFR), borrowers who use interest rate swaps or options to manage interest rate risk may be asked to pay extra to maintain a hedge under...more

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SOFR amendments poised to ramp up in Q1 2023

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While US dollar (USD) LIBOR has all but vanished from new-issue loans in 2022, the vast majority of the US loan market is comprised of legacy transactions that remain tied to the retiring rate. For every US institutional loan...more

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Economy pumps the brakes on loan markets

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Leveraged loan activity slows in the US, Europe and APAC as a volatile economic backdrop and the rising cost of debt starts to weigh on issuance - Leveraged loan markets have been buffeted by a challenging macroeconomic...more

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Downgrades, defaults, distressed debt and refinancing

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Abundant liquidity, a red-hot refinancing market and improving credit ratings combined through the first half of 2021 to limit defaults and ease any near-term pressure on the balance sheets of US borrowers. Borrowers...more

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Loan activity evolves in Latin America

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Latin American loan issuance has felt the effects of COVID-19 disruptions, but lenders have remained open for business as borrowers turn to bilateral loan revolving credit facilities for liquidity. Loan markets in Latin...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2020 Edition: Giving Birth to SOFR — LIBOR Pains?

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The process of identifying and implementing a new benchmark rate of interest to replace LIBOR for U.S. Dollar-denominated loans is underway. On account of the widely reported charges of manipulation in connection with the...more

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Report on Loan Enforcement Laws Across the EU Published

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The European Commission has published a study analyzing the individual and collective loan enforcement laws in the 28 EU member states. The report, authored by Dr Steffek, University of Cambridge, sets out in anonymized...more

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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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