Loan volumes up, deal numbers down, profitability AWOL

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Loan volumes up, deal numbers down, profitability AWOL

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European corporate loan volume hit $447bn this week, its highest year-to-date volume since 2007, according to new data. But deal numbers are at their lowest level for four years, and senior loans bankers are crying out for profits, not volumes.

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