Recovery ratings fall for senior secured high yield bonds

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Recovery ratings fall for senior secured high yield bonds

Recovery expectations for senior secured high yield bonds are falling, according to Standard & Poor’s latest report on leveraged finance. The agency has attached a recovery rating of 4, the lowest it has ever assigned to senior secured bonds, to 57% of issuance so far this year, more than double the figure for 2010. In 2009, only 11% fell into this category.

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