M&A loan volume kicks up in 2Q;
WarnerMedia/Discovery provides further boost

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Both high grade and leveraged loan arranger alluded to the flurry of M&A discussions that had kicked up at the end of 1Q21 and their hopes for a steady pipeline of deals into 2Q.
 
Barely six weeks into the second quarter, nearly US$80bn in syndicated bridge and permanent M&A loan financing has cleared the market.