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
08 October 2019—
More Free News Medical Depot, Murray Energy push US leveraged loan default rate to 1.43%
02 October 2019—Leveraged loans: EBITDA add-back analysis finds projections often fall short
01 October 2019—European high yield default rate to rise to 2.8% by June 2020 (S&P)
27 September 2019—Healthcare players in leveraged loan sector keep watch amid 'surprise billing' battle
27 September 2019—Video: The main trends in the European leveraged finance market
26 September 2019—S&P: Few leveraged loans protect against J.Crew-like collateral transfers
26 September 2019—After repo rates spike, leveraged loan investors raise concern about SOFR volatility
12 September 2019—THL Credit joins growing group of credit firms applying ESG criteria
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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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