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Covers primary issuance data related to leveraged/non-leveraged loans and high yield/non-high yield bonds (apart from APAC, where we do not track non-high yield bond activity). Sponsor-backed facilities and leveraged corporate issuance are included. Leveraged corporate issuance is rated BB+ and below by S&P and Fitch, and/or Ba1 by Moody’s. Where ratings agencies differ, a facility will be included where two of the three main agencies rate it as BB+ or below, or equivalent. Due to technical factors, geopolitical considerations, deal flow and market sizing of the areas being covered, data comparisons are not possible between Asia-Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean and CEEMEA.
Covers primary issuance data related to leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Sponsor-backed facilities and leveraged corporate issuance are included. Leveraged corporate issuance is rated BB+ and below by S&P and Fitch, and/or Ba1 by Moody’s. Where ratings agencies differ, a facility will be included where two of the three main agencies rate it as BB+ or below, or equivalent. North America and Western and Southern Europe data can be compared, as can individual countries within these regions.
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High yield bonds are defined as BB+ and below. Leveraged loans include sponsor-backed and leveraged corporates. For Rest of World only, non-high yield bonds and non-leveraged loans include syndicated investment-grade rated corporates, project & other structured lending facilities as well as borrowing by sovereigns.
Middle market is defined as financing sizes below US$/€150m
Institutional' includes tranches sold to institutional investors, e.g. TLBs, 2nd Lien, Unitranche, Mezzanine, PIK, etc.
Pro rata includes bank-only tranches, e.g. TLA, Revolvers, acquisition/capex facilities, etc.
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Value refers to total US$ billion amount. Volume relates to the total number of high yield bonds/leveraged loans
North America and Western Europe cannot be compared to Rest of world as the inclusion criteria for each region are different
Note: Due to technical factors, data about North America and Western and Southern Europe is not comparable to data from countries in other regions. See the “Rest of World” tab for data on other regions.
Note: In addition to leveraged loans and high yield bonds, Asia-Pacific coverage includes non-leveraged loans. It does not include non-high yield bonds. As a consequence, alongside other technical factors, geopolitical considerations, deal flow and market sizing of the areas being covered, data from Asia-Pacific cannot be compared with that of Latin America/Caribbean or CEEMEA. In addition, data from these regions cannot be compared with that of North America and Western Europe.
Note: In addition to leveraged loans and high yield bonds, CEEMEA coverage includes non-leveraged loans and non-high yield bonds. As a consequence, alongside other technical factors, geopolitical considerations, deal flow and market sizing of the areas being covered, data from CEEMEA cannot be compared with that of Latin America/Caribbean or Asia-Pacific. In addition, data from these regions cannot be compared with that of North America and Western Europe.
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