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
12 September 2019—
More Free News THL Credit joins growing group of credit firms applying ESG criteria
09 September 2019—Earnings at leveraged loan issuers slump prompting more scrutiny for $1.2T market
09 August 2019—Retail investors pull $4B from high yield bond funds amid trade unease
29 July 2019—Insurance regulators mull crackdown on ratings of CLO 'combo' notes
24 July 2019—June European Leveraged Loan Video Analysis: Bar-Belling CLOs, 2H Predictions
23 July 2019—Free webinar: 2Q19 high yield analysis with Marty Fridson, triple-B focus
08 July 2019—Leveraged loan fund withdrawal streak hits record 33 weeks, totaling $32B
02 July 2019—Jefferies and Davidson Kempner to invest in CLO equity of Par-Four
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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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