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August 2020

Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary – Week Ending 8/21/20

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Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary: Week Ending 8/21/20

Our newsletter presents key trends derived from observable Syndicated Bank Loan pricing data over a weekly period.

Largest Loans

Highlights the weekly price movements and quote depth for the 20 largest bank loans between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20

RANKSIZE (MM)NAMECHANGEPXPX-1WDEALERS
1 5,450 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 5.12% 70.49 67.06 16
2 5,100 CHANGE HEALTHCARE TL B -0.39% 97.93 98.31 11
3 5,000 QWEST CORPORATION TL B -0.95% 96.12 97.05 11
4 4,750 ZAYO TL -1.11% 96.48 97.56 12
5 4,750 DELL TL B -0.19% 98.93 99.13 15
6 4,700 CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION TL -0.12% 93.11 93.23 10
7 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL X -0.25% 98.51 98.75 10
8 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL Y -0.78% 97.06 97.82 14
9 4,197 AKZONOBEL TL B -0.57% 96.61 97.16 10
10 4,000 T-MOBILE USA TL B -0.33% 99.98 100.31 15
11 3,582 MISYS TL B 0.00% 94.53 94.53 12
12 3,575 STARS GROUP TL B -0.12% 99.97 100.10 11
13 3,524 TRANSDIGM INC. TL F -0.55% 94.65 95.17 14
14 3,325 CINEWORLD TL B 1.50% 70.22 69.18 13
15 3,315 REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED TL B -0.53% 98.30 98.83 11
16 3,312 HUB INTL LTD TL B -0.34% 97.15 97.48 11
17 3,300 BMC SOFTWARE TL B 0.25% 98.05 97.81 15
18 3,300 NTL CABLE PLC TL N -0.44% 97.17 97.60 11
19 3,275 SCIENTIFIC GAMES TL B5 0.34% 93.25 92.93 12
20 3,165 MULTIPLAN TL B -0.28% 98.65 98.93 10
AVERAGE 4,006 0.01% 94.36 94.45 12.2

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 loan “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20

RANKNAMECHANGEPXPX-1W
1 BOB’S FURNITURE TL B 16.14% 90.81 78.19
2 PROGREXION TL 14.77% 74.50 64.91
3 MENS WEARHOUSE TL B2 12.84% 29.97 26.56
4 RODAN & FIELDS TL B 8.86% 61.77 56.74
5 NPC TL 6.48% 69.92 65.66
6 AIR METHODS TL 6.26% 86.10 81.03
7 ZEP 2ND LIEN TL 6.02% 73.83 69.64
8 MOHEGAN TL A 5.64% 93.67 88.67
9 COOPER STANDARD TL B 5.11% 84.85 80.73
10 DAE AVIATION TL B2 3.99% 85.88 82.58

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 loan “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20

RANKNAMECHANGEPXPX-1W
1 GUGGENHEIM TL B -10.32% 89.29 99.56
2 GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTMNT TL B -7.61% 65.37 70.76
3 BELK EXT TL B -6.00% 36.96 39.32
4 AKORN TL B -5.77% 90.72 96.27
5 AMERICAN AIRLINES TL B -4.33% 60.64 63.38
6 KUONI REISEN EUR TL B -3.17% 85.70 88.51
7 HOTELBEDS EUR TL C -2.52% 71.53 73.38
8 WATERBRIDGE OPERATING TL B -2.18% 80.28 82.07
9 SMS SYSTEMS TL -1.98% 76.20 77.74
10 GGP LP TL B -1.86% 80.50 82.02

Avg Bid PX by Sector

Displays the average loan bid price by sector between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20 Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

Sentiment

Reveals the percent of loans increasing in price (advancers) vs. loans decreasing in price (decliners) between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 8/14/20 vs. the week ending 8/21/20

RANKTRANCHEPRIOR WEEKTHIS WEEKINCREASE% INCREASE
1 IMPERVA 2ND LIEN TL 3 21 18 600%
2 NETS HOLDINGS EUR TL B2 8 26 18 225%
3 NTL CABLE PLC GBP TL L 0 18 18 N/A
4 NTL CABLE PLC GBP TL M 0 18 18 N/A
5 LOGMEIN TL B 2 19 17 850%
6 JARDEN TL B 22 38 16 73%
7 AMER SPORTS EUR TL B2 3 19 16 533%
8 CENTRAL SECURITY GROUP TL 4 20 16 400%
9 VALEO FOODS EUR TL B 0 16 16 N/A
10 AUDIO VISUAL TL B 7 22 15 214%

Most Quoted Loans

Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20

RANKTRANCHEDEALERS
1 AMC ENTERTAINMENT TL B1 19
2 ACTION NEDERLAND EUR TL B 19
3 TECHEM EUR TL B 17
4 AKZONOBEL EUR TL B 16
5 GTT COMMUNICATIONS TL B 16
6 EIRCOM FINCO SARL EUR TL B 16
7 IFCO EUR TL B 16
8 TELENET EUR TL A 16
9 BRAND ENERGY TL 16
10 AMERICAN AIRLINES TL B 16

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20

Sector Bid-Offer Spread

Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 8/14/20 – 8/21/20 Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors


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