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Despite the allure of lower loan prices, CLO managers should print deals cautiously
Software loan sell-offs and the Iran war have caused US and European loans to price differently
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
LBO financing includes $5.75bn term loan to be priced early next week
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With the Loan Market Association’s annual conference approaching on Thursday, bankers are taking an opportunity to review the last 12 months in the loans market. Although some optimistic predictions from last year’s conference have not been fulfilled, the loan market has developed to become a stronger and more relevant funding tool.
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Emerging market loan volumes staged a record comeback in the first quarter of 2013. But in their drive to jump-start the market, banks have let borrowers get away with too much.
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Emerging market borrowers should be lining up to tap the loan market. Not only is there plenty of liquidity as this year's volumes scrape the record lows of 2012, but lenders have repeatedly shown their hands by letting clients get away with the sorts of terms treasurers usually can only dream about.
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A wave of leveraged loans featuring euros has brought much needed new money into the European leveraged loan market. This is a welcome change for a sector that has suffered badly. But borrowers must not be tempted to forget that Europe still lacks the capacity of the US.
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China Minzhong Food Corp launched a $150m five year deal into syndication to garner funding after a proposed bond issue never materialised.
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Technicolor, the digital media and entertainment provider, allocated its latest loan add-on yesterday, with a substantially higher pricing and deeper discount than originally expected.