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2023 Lending Considerations from Loan Experts – Survey Results
With a tightened credit market, higher interest rates, and the lingering effects of the recent banking turmoil, how are seasoned loan professionals thinking about the “new normal” for the 2023 credit market? Between April 5 and April 21, 2023, SRS Acquiom surveyed loan experts in law firms, investment banks, as well as bank and non-bank lenders…
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2023 Lending Considerations from Loan Experts – Survey Results
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A Distressed Loan Market Shouldn’t Cause Stress
Facing a potential recession and a prolonged higher-interest-rate environment, the SRS Acquiom Loan Agency team explores macroeconomic conditions and their effects on the leveraged loan market in the coming year. Amid weaker market conditions and rising interest rates, demand for leveraged loans has declined. Ratings of debt by companies that obtained loans during the record-setting prime…
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A Distressed Loan Market Shouldn’t Cause Stress
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Info Sheet
SOFR Today: The Current State of the SOFR Transition
With fewer than five months to go in the historic shift away from LIBOR, most companies would have transitioned to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or other alternative rate by now – but is that the reality? LIBOR has lingered, even as the Federal Reserve Board adopted the final rule that identifies benchmark SOFR…
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SOFR Today: The Current State of the SOFR Transition
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Context for SOFR as Rates Shift
In this third and final article of a three-part SOFR Series, which also includes The Rise of SOFR as an Alternative to LIBOR and Term SOFR Adds Appeal to LIBOR Alternative, the SRS Acquiom loan agency team reviews the current state of the SOFR transition with regard to credit-spread adjustments and considers how SOFR will behave…
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Context for SOFR as Rates Shift
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Term SOFR Adds Appeal to LIBOR Alternative
In this second article of a three-part SOFR Series, which includes The Rise of SOFR as an Alternative to LIBOR and Context for SOFR as Rates Shift, the SRS Acquiom loan agency team explores how market participants’ concerns created a pathway for a Term SOFR reference rate, the potential costs associated with the new lending rates,…
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Term SOFR Adds Appeal to LIBOR Alternative
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Rising Interest Rates and Restructuring Effects — SRS Acquiom Barometer™
Recent interest rate increases—and the size of those increases—will likely have a material effect on the economy as the Federal Reserve attempts to stem the effects of inflation. In the wake of these actions, more commercial loans are increasingly at-risk. What have been the impacts of these rate increases on commercial lending portfolios? How are…
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Rising Interest Rates and Restructuring Effects — SRS Acquiom Barometer™
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The Rise of SOFR as an Alternative to LIBOR: SOFR vs LIBOR
The transition away from the historic LIBOR lending rate for financial transactions toward an alternative such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) began earlier this year. What caused the shift, and how are lenders and other financial professionals responding? In this, the first of a three-part series of articles, which also includes Term SOFR…
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The Rise of SOFR as an Alternative to LIBOR: SOFR vs LIBOR
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Checklist
Restructuring Checklist: Navigating Turnarounds and Distressed Debt
In troubled economic times, many businesses will opt to restructure their distressed debt in an attempt to extend their credit and avoid defaulting on their loan. From a lending perspective, the restructuring of loans may also be the preferred route—particularly in times of tightening credit. Lenders have several options to help move borrowers back to…
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Restructuring Checklist: Navigating Turnarounds and Distressed Debt
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Smarter Navigation: Loan Restructuring Study 2022
To help our clients prepare for shifting market conditions, SRS Acquiom commissioned Debtwire to survey U.S. financial executives for their perspectives and to gauge the measures they are taking to mitigate risk during these uncertain times. More than half of the respondents (64%) have portfolios larger than $10 billion. Loan Restructuring Study Table of Contents Introduction…
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Smarter Navigation: Loan Restructuring Study 2022
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Syndicated Loans vs. Bilateral Loans: What’s the Difference?
Challenging market times can often lead to distressed credit and increasing demand for balance sheet liquidity. Knowing how to administer large credit facilities can be invaluable for lenders. An independent, conflict-free loan agency partner is often your best choice to help you manage commercial loans. There are many reasons that businesses of all sizes seek…
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Syndicated Loans vs. Bilateral Loans: What’s the Difference?
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Syndicated Loans: Financing the Future
Syndicated loans well exceed other forms of credit extended to enterprise businesses with large financing requirements. The market for syndicated loans has been consistently growing at nearly a 15% pace between 2020 and 2021.1 However, the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine, U.S. interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve, and high inflation are…
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Syndicated Loans: Financing the Future
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Info Sheet
Predatory Priming: Three Steps to Protect Your Lien Position
In distressed market conditions, companies may seek additional financing and secure a new loan against collateral that is already pledged. If not careful, lenders can lose their lien claim position to a newer, senior lender. The SRS Acquiom Loan Agency team offers ideas to help lenders remain vigilant in the wake of these practices. This infographic…
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Predatory Priming: Three Steps to Protect Your Lien Position
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