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Debtwire Middle-Market – 3/3/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 10.4% as of 28 February) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 2/17/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 10.3% as of 14 February) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 2/10/2025

Reaping the rewards: 2024’s dividend recaps bonanza Dividend recapitalizations are making waves in the institutional leveraged loans market. In 2024, the total volume of leveraged loans raised for dividend recapitalizations rocketed to USD 29.26bn, a staggering 259% increase year-on-year (YoY) and a 232% spike from 2022’s USD 8.80bn. Despite this impressive growth, 2024’s volume still trails behind…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 2/3/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 10.4% as of 3 February) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 1/27/2025

Twin peaks: loans and bonds hit new milestones in 2024 Loan issuance reached new heights in 2024. The Americas added USD 1.02trn in 4Q24 for a full-year total of USD 3.8trn, the highest number recorded in Dealogic’s database. The volume surpassed the previous high of USD 3.5trn posted in 2021. FY24 volume gained 49% year-on-year (YoY), despite a…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 1/20/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 10.7% as of 16 January) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 1/6/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 11% as of 6 January) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 12/9/2024

Refinancing rockets, new money rises: inside 2024’s institutional loan market The institutional loan market in 2024 has witnessed a dramatic resurgence, marked by a substantial increase in refinancing activity and a notable recovery in new money issuance. With the wave of refinancing appearing to recede, attention turns towards the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market for…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 12/16/2024

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 10.9% as of 13 December) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 12/2/2024

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 10.9% as of 2 December) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…