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Heightened Antitrust Scrutiny and its Impact on Debt Financing Costs and Commitments

Andrew J. Colao — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:26:15 +0000

As we head into the winter months, one trend that has the potential to “chill” activity in the market is the broader and more aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement taken by the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. This heightened regulatory scrutiny has resulted in lengthier deal timelines – […]

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Leveraged Finance Market Update

Andrew J. Colao — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:02:27 +0000

It has been a cruel summer, not just for Taylor Swift fans navigating Ticketmaster, but also for the leveraged finance market, as borrowers and lenders alike faced a challenging economic climate and tight credit conditions. However, cooling inflation and signs of a reopening of the syndicated loan market suggest we may soon be out of […]

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Leveraged Finance Market Update

Patrick Wildes — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:39:17 +0000

The proverbial “Dry January” was not entirely dry in the U.S. leveraged loan market where market participants remain thirsty for opportunities to deploy available capital. While lackluster, activity in the U.S. leveraged loan market in the fourth quarter of 2022 and January 2023 was bolstered by a strong private credit market and record-breaking amend-and-extend activity. […]

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Leveraged Finance Market Update

Andrew J. Colao — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:15:54 +0000

It’s not just the cost of Thanksgiving turkey that increased in 2022. The U.S. leveraged loan market for the majority of 2022 has been shaped by three increases: (A) increased volatility, (B) increased borrowing costs and (C) increased risk-aversion. In this alert, we’ll dive deeper into the impact each of these has had on the […]

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Leveraged Lending Market Update

Andrew J. Colao — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:49:00 +0000

Weil partners Andrew Colao and Jacqueline Oveissi and associates Justina Chen and Kaitlin Bond presented on “Leveraged Lending Market Update” as part of Weil’s 2022 Private Equity Webinar Series. View the webinar.

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Competing Benchmarks in the Transition from LIBOR

Andrew J. Colao — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:19:00 +0000

While significant momentum has built over the last few years around the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”), we have seen other alternative interest rates gain traction in recent months, especially as the initial December 31, 2021 deadline draws nearer. In this post, we provide an overview of SOFR and compare it to some of the […]

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Leveraged Lending Market Update

Andrew J. Colao — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:31:00 +0000

Weil partner Andrew Colao, counsel Paul Overmyer and associates Sarah Gohary and Rebecca Williams presented on “Leveraged Lending Market Update” as part of Weil’s 2021 Private Equity Webinar Series. View the webinar.

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Receivables Factoring: Liquidity in the Time of COVID-19

Andrew J. Colao — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:10:27 +0000

In these difficult economic times, companies seeking additional liquidity may turn to alternative sources of financing. Companies with assets that can be monetized (e.g., accounts receivable, intellectual property, real estate, equipment, etc.) may discover a number of options available to them. In particular, accounts receivable financing may be an attractive way for certain companies to […]

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Social Issues Pose Widespread Credit Risk

Andrew J. Colao — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:59:19 +0000

In the wake of global protests spanning from London to Hong Kong, Moody’s has released a report detailing the impact that social considerations may have on the credit quality of approximately $78 trillion worth of rated debt across 82 sectors of the global economy. The report groups the risk due to societal considerations that a […]

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Dividend Recaps Return

Andrew J. Colao — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:31:41 +0000

Following a refinancing slowdown in the second half of 2018 and with Q1 2019 showing the lowest quarterly level of U.S. syndicated loan issuances since Q1 2016, dividend recapitalization transactions now are back on the table. Dividend recap activity lagged in 2018 as loan investors directed their focus to M&A-related financings. The trend continued in Q1 2019 when […]

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