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Leveraged loan market takes on AI infrastructure debt

October 16, 2026

Leveraged loans are a natural asset class to provide the collateral that lenders are now demanding in deals.

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High-Yield Bonds

Data-center bonds slide on capex and debt overhang concerns

October 15, 2026

Cipher Digital’s new debt raise has fueled investor anxiety over AI overspending.

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Volta launches $5B leveraged loan package to support data center lease, GPU capital expenditures

October 9, 2026

Borrowers in the AI space have relied heavily on bond markets this year.

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Persistent demand underpins European leveraged loans amid signs of price divergence

October 6, 2026

The CLO bid is supporting a strong technical backdrop for the loan asset class.

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Q3 US Leveraged Finance Survey: Geopolitical turmoil and software top concerns

October 1, 2026

On the bright side, more M&A is expected, albeit with tighter credit terms and higher pricing.

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Distressed & Defaults

ELFA urges investors to reject InPost’s “unprecedented” anti-cooperation clause

September 30, 2026

The European Leveraged Finance Association warns terms could disenfranchise creditor groups and set a market precedent.

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Leveraged loan market poaches record $12B of direct-lending deals in Q3

September 25, 2026

The refinancings generally have been limited to the higher-quality tier of direct-lending names.

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Peranel sets final terms for upsized €2.87B cross-border loan

September 25, 2026

Proceeds support Platinum Equity’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Nestlé’s water and beverage business to create an equal joint venture.

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Paramount Skydance launches $7.5B leveraged loan for Warner Bros Discovery acquisition

September 25, 2026

Proceeds from the loan and around $44.4 billion of additional secured debt will support the deal.

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Leveraged loan fund assets rise as Fed turns hawkish

September 22, 2026

Rate-hiking cycles have frequently coincided with growth in AUM at leveraged loan funds.

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Private Credit

The dominance of credit megafunds has only grown in 2026

September 21, 2026

Credit funds of $5 billion or larger accounted for 57% of H1 fundraising, though PE sponsors are increasingly turning to banks for better-priced loans.

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PANTHERx Rare launches $3B LBO loan package, replacing private credit

September 18, 2026

Warburg Pincus announced in July that it was acquiring a controlling interest in PANTHERx from Nautic Partners, General Atlantic and The Vistria Group.

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Direct Lending

Partners Group, Eurazeo weigh leveraged loan for Aroma-Zone buyout

September 15, 2026

Partners Group last month said it entered into exclusivity to acquire Aroma-Zone from Eurazeo.

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Utz Quality Foods sets price talk for $1.1B TLB; commitments due Sept. 16

September 11, 2026

Price talk for the seven-year covenant-lite TLB is S+350, with a 0% floor and an OID of 99-99.5.

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Private Equity

Private credit loses its edge in the battle for PE borrowers

September 10, 2026

A steady stream of retail redemptions is hamstringing large direct lenders, creating an opening for banks and the broadly syndicated market.

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Leveraged loan issuer earnings growth persists, despite AI spending fears

September 9, 2026

With investors wary of debt-servicing hiccups as rates rise, strong earnings were a salve for key coverage ratios.

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August Wrap: Loans return 0.93%, buoyed by rebound in software sector

September 2, 2026

Software loan prices gained 127 bps in August, to 87.73% of par, while non-software loans gained 22 bps, to 97.06.

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Distressed & Defaults

Leveraged loan default rate dips further to 0.87%; distress ratio eases

September 2, 2026

The current payment default rate (by amount) falls below the running 5-year and 10-year average monthly default rates.

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