April volume retreats as expected, May forecast is weak Direct lending volume retreated in April, with transactions slipping to 43 from 67 in March, according to Direct Lending Deals. It was the slowest month for deal flow since DLD launched last September, and most of the mandates were underwritten pre-Covid…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a
Price points emerge in 10% to 11% range for jumbo direct lending loans Two jumbo direct lending deals surfaced this week— Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Airbnb —as the first comps to guide new issue underwriting since the Covid-19 pandemic shut credit markets a month ago. Alnylam obtained a $750 million 1L term loan at L+700, while…
Monthly LBO lending decelerates, yet 1Q20 finishes strong; Outlook bleak LBOs decelerated in March, to 47% of monthly U.S. direct lending volume, according to Direct Lending Deals. The drop was from 63% in February, the biggest month for LBO volume since DLD started tracking transactions in mid-September last year…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?
February new issues soften; March is a guessing game February’s tally of direct lending loans softened to 57, from 73 in January, according to Direct Lending Deals. The decreased flow was mainly due to slower-than-expected M&A — all deals were baked before coronavirus fears torpedoed markets last week. Add-on M&A activity declined to 28% from…
DL Deals: ACProducts Deep Dive KKR Capital Markets used hard call premiums starting at 103 on ACProducts, a B/B2 credit that had more of a hybrid distribution strategy this month, to protect the attractive L+650 spread from being taken out quickly via repricing. The move is reminiscent of Qlik Technologies in 2016, however today’s repricing…
Lower Middle Market bustled in January Direct lending deal flow was by far the busiest that Direct Lending Deals has tracked since launching last September. The tally — driven mainly by lower middle market issuers— outpaced December by 43%, and by 28% over October, the second busiest month…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log
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DL Deals Monthly Scorecard: December buyouts swamped volume, lenders closed out 51 transactions Buyouts swamped direct lending activity in December, accounting for 61% of volume, a big leap from the two previous months that saw more action in M&A Add-On business, according to DL Deals. For the quarter, the increase in buyouts pushed LBOs above…
Direct Lending: Add-ons maintain share over buyouts in November Add-on acquisitions continued to drive financings over buyouts in November, accounting for half the tally, compared to 42% for LBOs, according to Direct Lending Deals. Other proceeds, which include growth financing, accounted for 8% of volume, according to DLD. … Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...