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Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary:
March 2021

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

Largest Loans

Highlights the monthly price movements and quote depth for the 20 largest bank loans between 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

RANK SIZE (MM) NAME CHANGE PX PX-1M DEALERS
1 5,450 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 0.75% 85.92 85.29 16
2 5,100 CHANGE HEALTHCARE TL B -0.28% 99.84 100.13 13
3 5,000 QWEST CORPORATION TL B -0.80% 98.79 99.59 11
4 4,750 ZAYO TL -0.70% 99.10 99.80 17
5 4,700 CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION TL B -0.06% 98.37 98.44 15
6 4,565 BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. TL B -0.50% 99.60 100.11 13
7 4,475 UNIVISION TL C5 -0.67% 99.23 99.90 12
8 4,197 AKZONOBEL TL B -1.29% 98.42 99.71 10
9 3,582 MISYS TL B -0.89% 97.95 98.82 15
10 3,575 STARS GROUP TL B -0.30% 100.07 100.37 16
11 3,524 TRANSDIGM INC. TL F -0.78% 97.85 98.62 14
12 3,515 LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS TL B -0.44% 99.67 100.11 13
13 3,338 ASURION TL B6 -0.19% 99.67 99.86 10
14 3,325 CINEWORLD TL B -1.38% 85.15 86.33 15
15 3,315 REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED TL B -0.08% 99.65 99.73 10
16 3,312 HUB INTL LTD TL B -0.35% 98.54 98.88 18
17 3,300 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC. TL B -8.77% 70.81 77.61 12
18 3,300 NTL CABLE PLC TL N -0.69% 99.01 99.69 13
19 3,275 SCIENTIFIC GAMES TL B5 -0.51% 97.93 98.43 14
20 3,165 MULTIPLAN TL B -0.49% 99.38 99.88 12
AVERAGE 3,938 -0.92% 96.25 97.06 13.5

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 loan “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1M
1 BUCCANEER 2ND LIEN TL 53.62% 97.17 63.25
2 FIELDWOOD ENERGY TL 43.60% 36.91 25.70
3 WORLDSTRIDES PIK HOLDCO TL 34.16% 46.80 34.88
4 TRIMARK TL 20.55% 60.82 50.45
5 CATALINA MARKETING EXIT PIK TL 18.09% 41.29 34.97
6 ISAGENIX TL 17.99% 74.85 63.43
7 YAK MAT 2ND LIEN TL B 15.56% 80.89 70.00
8 SERTA SIMMONS TL 14.05% 64.50 56.56
9 AUDIO VISUAL 2ND LIEN TL 13.13% 74.59 65.93
10 BIOPLAN TL 12.47% 83.47 74.22

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 loan “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1M
1 GLASS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE TL B -39.45% 25.78 42.57
2 MITEL NETWORKS 2ND LIEN TL -10.58% 48.81 54.58
3 GOPHER RESOURCE TL -10.47% 89.40 99.86
4 MCDERMOTT EXIT TL -9.74% 58.48 64.79
5 PEABODY ENERGY TL B -8.89% 39.91 43.81
6 LIGHTSTONE GENERATION LLC TL B -8.78% 78.34 85.88
7 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC. TL B -8.77% 70.81 77.61
8 HARLAND CLARKE TL B7 -7.43% 88.22 95.30
9 AT&T COLOCATION TL -6.42% 90.39 96.59
10 CARECENTRIX TL B -4.71% 93.33 97.94

Avg Bid PX by Sector

Displays the average loan bid price by sector between 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

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 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Month vs Last Month

Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the month ending 2/28/21 vs. the month ending 3/31/21

RANK TRANCHE PRIOR MONTH THIS MONTH INCREASE % INCREASE
1 ULTIMATE SOFTWARE TL 54 346 292 541%
2 HUB INTL LTD TL B 230 512 282 123%
3 CALPINE CORP TL B9 40 305 265 663%
4 HUB INTL LTD TL B2 176 402 226 128%
5 ZAYO TL 327 535 208 64%
6 EPICOR SOFTWARE TL 202 395 193 96%
7 BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. TL B 148 337 189 128%
8 QUIKRETE TL B 291 477 186 64%
9 RCN GRANDE TL B 264 450 186 70%
10 SCIENTIFIC GAMES TL B5 137 322 185 135%

Most Quoted Loans

Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

RANK TRANCHE DEALERS
1 SIGMA BIDCO EUR TL B1 19
2 TELENET EUR TL 19
3 GTT COMMUNICATIONS TL B 19
4 BIOGROUP DD EUR TL B 19
5 TECHEM EUR TL B4 18
6 BANIJAY GROUP EUR TL B 18
7 LUMILEDS TL B 18
8 ZIGGO EUR TL H 18
9 ELSAN GROUPE EUR TL B 18
10 HUB INTL LTD TL B 18

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

Sector Bid-Offer Spread

Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 3/1/21 – 3/31/21

Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

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