Debtwire Middle-Market – 12/17/2018

Dramatic shift in secondary loan market price distribution

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Source: Markit, Debtwire Par

The secondary loan market has come under pressure in recent weeks amid increased financial market volatility, a jump in risk aversion and a sell-off in loan mutual funds & ETFs (aka retail funds). Outflows from retail funds in the most recent week was a record USD 2.7bn,