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Investors flock to investment grade debt markets

JD Supra: Mergers

Primary investment grade bond issuance surged in Q1 2024 as investors ramped up exposure to high-quality borrowers in a high interest rate environment. In the US, investment grade corporate borrowers secured US$429.7 billion of financing in Q1 2024; the highest level of quarterly issuance since Q2 2020, according to S&P Global.

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Debt portability provides a lifeline for M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

By: White & Case LLP

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Approaching Secondaries Financing from All Angles: Key Considerations for Debt in LP-Led and GP-Led Secondary Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

Debt finance plays a key role in all parts of the capital structure for private investment funds and their investors.

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Italy’s large deficit, debt could erode investor confidence, IMF warns

Global Banking & Finance

Italy’s large deficit, debt could erode investor confidence, IMF warns By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s huge budget deficit and debt along with delays in spending post-COVID EU funds could erode investor confidence, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.

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Why PE Investors Care About Interest Rates

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For the average person, rising interest rates are not ideal for those with significant amounts of debt, those looking to purchase a home with a mortgage, or many other use cases. Once the cash available is used to service the debt, whatever is left over is paid as dividends and used to calculate returns for private equity investors and LPs.

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Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA

Global Banking & Finance

Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Investors are having to put on much smaller trades more frequently in Europe’s government bond markets this year, trade body ICMA said on Wednesday, against a backdrop of declining liquidity as markets adjust to sharply tighter monetary policy.

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Analysis-Bayer investors weigh need for cash call amid stifling debt

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Analysis-Bayer investors weigh need for cash call amid stifling debt By Ludwig Burger and Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer may have to ask shareholders for fresh capital to shore up its finances even after the debt-laden German drugmaker slashed dividends last week in its latest effort to get wiggle room, analysts said.

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