Since mid-May both one-month and three-month Libor rates have been consistently above the 1% benchmark floor for many leverage loans.

Loans held by middle market CLOs are $33 billion, less than 8% of those held by broadly syndicated vehicles.

Between now and 2023 some $238 billion of middle market sponsored syndicated loans mature, peaking at over $14 billion by the second quarter of 2021.

Annual issuance of middle market sponsored loans has averaged just over $100 billion, though 2017 is running at a $140 billion pace.

The outstanding volume of all US leveraged loans, now at $924 billion, has steadily risen.

Since early last year, leverage vs. yield for middle market institutional loans has deteriorated in favor of the issuer.

Second quarter activity in middle market sponsored loans tailed off slightly from the previous quarter, though at $16.2 billion was up from 2Q 2017.

Driven by China and commodities worries in August 2015, loan prices dipped in unison, then recovered, though cov-lite lags.

Despite growing cov-lite activity in the middle market, levels remain below those in early 2014.

Almost three of every four institutional leveraged loans lack a maintenance financial test.