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Investor selectivity rises amid AI infrastructure supply pressures
Primary market demand remains strong, but investors are getting choosier. A growing pipeline of new-money financings is testing risk appetite, while a steady stream of M&A-related debt has kept the market busy. Leveraged loans continue to draw strong demand despite broader volatility. Most...
Published on Oct 20, 2026
Americas Leveraged Finance Weekly: M&A Fuels Loan Issuance; Volta Infrastructure Prices Loan Despite AI Jitters
Reporting: Caroline Hagood Relevant Item: Primary Tracker Market Overview M&A activity in the primary market stole the spotlight this week among a packed calendar of leveraged loans, alongside a more unique AI financing for Volta Infrastructure’s inaugural primary offering. The...
Published on Oct 16, 2026
EMEA Leveraged Finance Weekly: Paprec Prints Tight at 6% on Upsized €525M SSNs; ContiTech Faces Skepticism for Minimum €400M SSNs; Circet Pulls SSNs on Market Conditions
Reporting: Holly Beveridge Credit Research: Tia Zhang, Rodrigo Amaral Activity ramped up in European primary markets this week, with four bond deals in the market and six loans. On the high-yield front, recycling and waste management company Paprec led the charge with a €425 million...
Published on Oct 16, 2026
Volta Infrastructure Pricing Slips Past Commitment Deadline Amid Turbulent Week for AI Infrastructure Debt
Reporting: Melina Chalkia, Michael Haley, Geoff Burrows, Caroline Hagood Volta Infrastructure’s roughly $5 billion leveraged loan slipped past its expected pricing deadline on Wednesday, Oct. 14, as investors weighed its attractive double-digit yield against concerns over graphics processing...
Published on Oct 15, 2026
Data Drop: European Direct Lending Activity Rises 3% YoY as Buyouts Gain Ground
Europe’s private credit market picked up momentum through the third quarter of 2026 as deal flow and M&A activity accelerated. A total of 798 direct lending deals closed in the first nine months – a 3% increase compared to the previous year. In the third quarter alone, the volume rose...
Published on Oct 15, 2026
LMEs are getting less aggressive, but are creditors better off?
Liability management exercises (LMEs) may be getting less aggressive, but that doesn’t make them any easier on the creditors left out of the deal. That was the through line of the LME debate at our New York Forum on October 1, where speakers expected the drift toward “pro-rata-ish” deals to...
Published on Oct 15, 2026
Private Credit Lenders Encourage Forced Sales for Distressed Software Companies Amid Refinancing Struggles
View From the Market By Ayse Kelce Software companies in the private credit market are dealing with the aftermath of the SaaSpocalypse. Sponsors are being forced to sell the companies that fail to find ways to extend debt maturities, according to Eugene Lee, managing director at Lincoln...
Published on Oct 9, 2026
EMEA Leveraged Finance Weekly: Circet, Cheplapharm and Everllence Lead Loan-Heavy Week of Primary Issuance; Multiversity Bonds Plunge After Reports of Fresh Investigation
Reporting: Daniel Avis, Holly Beveridge Credit Research: Tia Zhang, Rodrigo Amaral The loan market took the lead on new issuance this week, with a jumbo new-money issuance launched by Everllence alongside large deals from Circet and Cheplapharm. By contrast, it was a quieter week in the high-yield...
Published on Oct 9, 2026
Americas Leveraged Finance Weekly: New-Money Deals Lead Issuance as Resilient Demand Supports M&A Financings
Reporting: Melina Chalkia Relevant Item: Primary Tracker Market Overview New-money issuance took the lead in the leveraged finance market this week, as a steady stream of acquisition-related financings kept the calendar active amid resilient investor demand. At least $8 billion of leveraged...
Published on Oct 9, 2026
LME Boom Puts New Pressure on Distressed Companies’ Communications, Says FTI’s Chesley
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story was published in error. It has been updated to reflect a correct version of the “View from the Market” section. Join Octus on Wednesday, Oct. 7, for a webinar on 2026 bankruptcy trends, which you can register for HERE. The following...
Published on Oct 2, 2026