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DL Deals: News & Analysis - 1/24/2022

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Volatility primes more records for jumbo unitranche loans Jittery markets are priming new records for jumbo unitranche financing. At least a few mandates are in the works that exceed Galway Insurance’s $3.4 billion record last year. Expect jumbos to emerge in support of buyouts, particularly in the software, insurance and healthcare sectors. About half of…

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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 1/24/2022

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Direct lending drives sponsored middle market issuance to new record Direct lending drove sponsored middle market loan issuance to new heights in 4Q21 and full-year 2021, as sponsors tapped the market at a blistering pace to fund LBOs and add-on acquisitions. Direct lending activity spiked to US$131bn in 2021, almost doubling 2020’s volume and topping…

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M&A Webinar: 2021 Review

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Over five hundred registrants tuned in last week for our “Lead Left Presents” 2022 M&A Outlook webinar. Our four panelists crammed in a ton of great content into 60 minutes. Here are a few highlights. Last year was an “acceleration” of what we saw in 4Q 2020. Not just in sheer volume, but across a […]