Unitranches vs. Bank Loans
According to Refinitiv LPC, US unitranche volume came to almost $22 billion last quarter – the highest level they’ve tracked historically.
At the same time, one-stop risk/return dynamics have moved in favor of issuers. The average debt/ebitda is now at a record high 5.9x, with all-in Libor spreads hovering around 600 bps.
As we told M&A magazine, recently, “The disintermediation away from the loan syndication market to private credit has accelerated in this hyper competitive M&A climate. That’s included their credit providers…
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