Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Leveraged loan activity in the US and Europe sprang back to life in H1 2024, with both markets enjoying near-triple-digit increases in issuance. In the US, overall issuance surged 95.7% from US$461 billion in H1 2023 to...more
In 2023, despite aggressive predictions of a near-term recession, the economy remained relatively steady. This resulted in an uneven year for restructuring. Substantial money has been raised in the private credit markets and...more
After a challenging 2023, US and European leveraged loan issuance showed year-on-year gains in Q1 2024 as a more stable interest rate outlook encouraged borrowers and lenders to return to the market. After a challenging...more
High yield bond markets in the US and Western Europe posted double-digit increases in issuance during the first nine months of 2023 as borrowers continued to prefer fixed rate debt products in a high interest rate...more
Our Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Team discusses trading issues related to DQ provisions in broadly syndicated credit facilities and trends providing borrower/sponsor friendly terms creating potential pitfalls for...more
HEADLINES - -Rising interest rates and reduced refinancing options are increasing the likelihood of restructuring and financial distress in the next 12 months -Cov-lite debt packages have given borrowers breathing...more
European leveraged finance markets have been completely reconfigured in the past 12 months. Inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty have squeezed liquidity and seen high yield bond and leveraged loan...more
European leveraged finance markets saw significant inertia through the course of 2022 as high inflation, rising interest rates and cooling M&A activity put the brakes on leveraged loan and high yield bond issuance. How will...more
Parties engaging in rescue capital transactions should prepare to meet the recapitalization demands of real estate entities. Many real estate investment vehicles are suffering from an “equity gap” in their capital...more
Increased volatility and reductions in asset values in the equity markets, coupled with rising interest rates and a slowing macroeconomic environment, have affected a wide range of equity-linked products. Continuation of...more
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
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
Financial stimulus and sustained investor appetite for yield have seen US CLO issuance scale record heights - The US collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market enjoyed a banner year in 2021 as a combination of Federal...more
HEADLINES - ▪️ Buyout deal value in Western Europe hit an all-time record high by the end of 2021, more than doubling year-on-year ▪️ Private equity (PE) activity supported an 81% uplift in buyout loan issuance...more
Europe's CLO market and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) objectives are converging at pace, providing unique opportunities for CLOs to access the vast and rapidly expanding pools of capital earmarked for...more
A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022. In the summer of...more
European leveraged finance markets roared back to life in 2021, sparked by a combination of attractive pricing in the first half of the year and buoyant M&A activity in the second half. The result? High volumes of refinancing...more
Despite a spike in energy prices and persistent inflation, year-to-date leveraged loan activity showed substantial gains on 2020 levels - Global leveraged loan activity sustained momentum built up through H1 2021 to post...more
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
High yield issuance across major global markets made steady gains in the first nine months of 2021 in most regions, as investor appetite for yield supported stable activity through the year. In the US, high yield issuance...more
Debt markets warm to issuers from a broader range of sectors, maintaining high levels of refinancing activity - The surge in refinancing activity across leveraged loan and high yield bond markets through H1 2021 looks set...more
In January 2020, Senator Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Harvey Epstein introduced a bill (S7231/A09041) in the New York State Legislature proposing to charge a recording tax (similar to the mortgage tax) on mezzanine debt...more
The SEC granted Crescent Capital Group LP no-action relief if it does not retain an eligible risk retention interest under Section 15G of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with a refinancing of CLOs that...more