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31 Mar 2023

European leveraged finance battens down the hatches

The macroeconomic headwinds that buffeted European debt markets in 2022—from rising interest rates to volatile geopolitics and a tightening of financial markets—continue to weigh on activity in 2023

31 Mar 2023

Sustainability-linked and green loans hold ground in volatile market

Sustainability-linked and green loan issuance in the US proved resilient in 2022 despite overall dislocation and disruption in loan markets

13 Mar 2023

US sustainable bond market well positioned despite general slowdown in bond financings

Although the issuances of sustainability-linked bonds declined by more than a third in 2022, government focus on delivering net-zero carbon emissions and companies and investors prioritizing ESG bode well for long-term SLBs prospects

07 Mar 2023

Private debt players open for business, but only on the right terms

Private debt managers seized the opportunity to win market share in 2022 as leveraged loan and high yield bond activity slowed—moving into 2023, private debt players remain open for business, but mainly on their terms

03 Mar 2023

Asian ESG debt markets take a breath after record run

Although ESG and green debt activity in Asia may have slowed somewhat in 2022, it is now an established feature of the market

15 Feb 2023

APAC debt markets hang tough

Economic headwinds proved challenging for leveraged finance markets in Asia-Pacific in 2022, but rising issuance beyond the core Chinese market cushioned the impact of global macro dislocation

07 Feb 2023

US leveraged finance slows in turbulent market

The US leveraged finance market ended 2022 in the red, as inflation and rising interest rates put the brakes on issuance

27 Jan 2023

Embracing change: Spain reforms restructuring regime

Lenders, borrowers and advisers are hopeful that Spain’s 2022 overhaul of its restructuring and insolvency regime will improve the country’s restructuring landscape

09 Dec 2022

High yield squeezed in face of economic uncertainty

High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe feels the pinch in a challenging macro-economic environment, but green shoots emerge in Asia as real estate sector dislocation bottoms out and markets stabilize

29 Nov 2022

Economy pumps the brakes on loan markets

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

14 Sep 2022

Recurring revenue reset?

As the technology sector cools and macro-economic headwinds build, lenders are reassessing the provision of recurring revenue loans

25 Aug 2022

M&A keeps Spanish debt market busy after volatile first half

After a bright first quarter, Spanish leveraged finance has been confronted by the same headwinds buffeting the wider European debt space—but a cluster of large M&A deals may keep the market active for the rest of the year