Nick Fall returns to Barclays as co-head of US leveraged finance capital markets
Fall, who joined the bank after a five-year stint at Goldman Sachs, officially started in the role this week

Vue loans jump, Getty Images loan falls after Shutterstock merger termination announcement – Market Comment
Vue International’s reinstated facilities have shown significant swings in the past two days, with its EUR 127.38m 1.5-lien term loan indicated at 120-mid today, following yesterday’s jump of over 16 points from 103.92-mid at the start of the week

First Brands lender Evolution moves to halt USD 25.7m receivables release amid ongoing collateral dispute
Evolution seeks to pause FBG’s request to release funds pending lien appeal outcome; lender claims release risks dissipating collateral and harming recovery if it wins appeal

Kem One releases cleansing materials detailing restructuring proposal
Proposal involves 2028 SSNs being extinguished; restructuring close targeted for 2H26

Repricing wave brings back pain for CLO arbitrage – Europe Loan Digest
Ineos offers premium talk compared to market; performing credits shave up to 50bps off existing debt

US levfin community raises USD 4.3m in annual melanoma research fundraiser
The networking evening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City brought together members of the leveraged finance community across banks, private credit firms, law firms, LPs, private equity shops and more

A&E and dividend recap activity populates primary, with new-money deals also pre-marketed – Europe Loan Digest
Smiths Detection, Schülke in pre-marketing; Hanab, TMF flex down pricing on recap deals; Caldic, Envalior, BME performance in focus

Primary regains momentum amid high demand for paper – Europe Loan Digest
BASF Coatings doubles book on tight margin; Archroma widens final print after fraud disclosure; Cooper Consumer Health prices A&E with a dividend recap

Investors should stay the course on private credit even amid valuation uncertainties—Mariner
EXCLUSIVE: Institutional investors can generally ride out any market bumpiness, and these internal marks do not necessarily reflect final returns, head of Mariner Institutional Mike Welker said 

LBOs, new loan supply expectations reset amid Iran war, AI-related disruptions
Loans in previously overlooked sectors are gaining more attention amid the upheaval, according to panellists at this week’s Creditflux CLO Symposium

AI disruption fears and Middle East-driven macro volatility weigh on loan and bond issuance – 1Q26 LevFin Highlights
LevFin issuance across the US and European institutional loan and high-yield bond markets saw a strong start to the year before fears of artificial intelligence (AI) disruption and escalating macro volatility stemming from the US and Israel war with Iran weighed on market activity

Global issuance falls 22% QoQ and 12% YoY amid tech selloff and geopolitical insecurity – 1Q26 Loan Highlights
Loan issuance in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions reached USD 1.37tn in 1Q26, according to Debtwire data; this volume was 22% down compared to the previous quarter and 12% below 1Q25

M&A volume leap 20% to USD 1.38tn in first quarter of 2026
Even the Iran conflict has not arrested momentum among larger deals. A mammoth USD 122bn capital raise from OpenAI closed on the last day of the quarter, according to Mergermarket data

Iran conflict weighs on primary but cross-border European loan deal flow continues
Europe Loan Digest: Electronic Arts prices euro-dollar loan; Grifols launches refi

AI blockbuster deals surge as Middle East conflict test dealmaker confidence
Mergermarkets M&A Highlights 1Q26: Global M&A volume jumped 22% to the second highest start ever

Investors scrutinise AI disruption and opportunities in the European loan market
Lower EV, high leverage elevate credit risk and refi challenges; AI-driven sell-off creates selective buy opportunities

ABS primary braves geopolitical uncertainty as spreads start to feel pressure – European ABS Weekly Digest
The European ABS primary market mostly shunned geopolitical risk this week as seven deals priced, two of which were pre-placed

First Brands seeks expedited sale of Walbro business for USD 50m to Overdrive Capital
USD 50m cash purchase price plus assumed liabilities, Polaris Industries as guarantor; expedited approval needed due to funding constraints and potential job losses

Group.ONE TLB and Cision loan fall on continued AI selloff
Market Comment: Software leveraged loans are under pressure on continued AI fears

Software private credit names face refinancing risks amid AI fears – KBRA
ANALYSIS: The ratings agency also noted that software exposure alone is not a risk to BDCs, private credit CLOs and direct lending portfolios

US lev loans, CLO spreads move in opposite directions as market worries deepen over software loans
ANALYSIS: The unusual dynamic has been driven by worries about disruption from artificial intelligence, as investors fret about the potentially wide-ranging impacts across a range of sectors

Loan market steams ahead with new launches as more deals line up in Europe
Flex-downs abound, but Hologic’s sub-300bps spread raises eyebrows, while performance in focus for Archroma, Seqens and Lipton Tea

Repricings comprise half of European levloans’ record year, new money drops to lowest level since GFC
The European leveraged loan market reached its highest yearly issuance volume ever in 2025, according to Debtwire data, driven by repricings

Lev loan guidance shift will challenge private credit CLOs, bring more new loan supply – Shenkman
EXCLUSIVE: Regulators rolling back restrictive guidance around leveraged lending could help traditional bank lenders claw back market share from US direct lenders

ATLAS SP loan trader moves to Scotiabank
New York-based Andres Rodlauer has taken up a new role as head of US Whole Loan Trading at the Canadian bank