What is a Leveraged Loan?
A leveraged loan is a debt instrument undertaken by speculative-grade issuers, arranged by one or more investment banks and sold largely to institutional investors. See more in LCD's free Loan Primer and our quarterly almanac detailing market trends.
LCD News & Analysis
17 Apr 2019—
More Free News Market pros see leveraged loan default rate holding at low levels
15 Apr 2019—S&P: BBB downgrade risks in Europe look manageable
1 Apr 2019—As specter of rate cuts grows, investors retreat from leveraged loan asset class
19 Mar 2019—With rate-hike chances slim, leveraged loan issuers turn to high yield bond market
13 Mar 2019—Private equity stalwart Lee, leveraged loan vet Gleysteen team for AGL, with eye on CLO mart
13 Mar 2019—SS&C Technologies ups $750M high yield bond offering to $2B
13 Mar 2019—US Leveraged Loan Funds See $606M Withdrawal as Outflow Streak Hits 17 Weeks
11 Mar 2019—Frontier Communications talks pricing on $1.65B secured high yield offering
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Our Leveraged Loan Primer details the leveraged loan market mechanics and historical trends
What is a leveraged loan? Our free, online Leveraged Loan Primer is the definitive guide to leveraged loan markets and the industry. We cover everything from leveraged loan purposes, types of syndications, pricing a loan, types of loan facilities, LBOs, M&A, loan derivatives, pricing terms/rates, and everything in between.
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