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Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary:
May 2020

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 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

RANK SIZE (MM) NAME CHANGE PX PX-1M DEALERS
1 5,450 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 15.91% 64.33 55.49 16
2 5,000 QWEST CORPORATION TL B 3.72% 94.50 91.11 10
3 4,750 ZAYO TL 4.19% 93.88 90.11 13
4 4,750 DELL TL B 2.22% 97.30 95.18 14
5 4,700 CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION TL 4.35% 83.37 79.89 11
6 4,565 BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. TL B 1.58% 96.50 94.99 12
7 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL Y 1.38% 95.72 94.42 12
8 3,861 PETSMART CONSENTED TL B2 0.98% 96.72 95.79 10
9 3,575 STARS GROUP TL B 5.74% 98.64 93.28 10
10 3,524 TRANSDIGM INC. TL F -5.09% 87.18 91.86 15
11 3,325 CINEWORLD TL B -0.55% 63.85 64.20 15
12 3,312 HUB INTL LTD TL B 1.45% 93.77 92.42 10
13 3,300 BMC SOFTWARE TL B 2.24% 85.44 83.58 15
14 3,300 NTL CABLE PLC TL N 1.99% 94.41 92.56 11
15 3,275 SCIENTIFIC GAMES TL B5 4.75% 82.28 78.55 10
16 3,165 MULTIPLAN TL B 3.48% 91.48 88.41 10
17 3,161 JAGUAR HOLDING CO I TL 3.08% 98.02 95.10 12
18 2,918 AVAYA TL B 4.08% 87.66 84.22 10
19 2,902 FORMULA ONE TL B 2.85% 90.52 88.01 12
20 2,851 INTEL TL 4.35% 95.52 91.54 12
AVERAGE 3,797 3.14% 89.55 87.04 12.0

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 loan “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1M
1 STETSON MIDSTREAM TL B 62.71% 66.91 41.12
2 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY FLLO 48.47% 50.11 33.75
3 CAPROCK MIDSTREAM TL B 45.03% 68.52 47.24
4 EAGLECLAW TL B 41.94% 68.59 48.33
5 JO-ANN STORES TL B 40.78% 42.13 29.92
6 CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM TL B 36.90% 55.04 40.20
7 IMAGINA MEDIA AUDIOVISUAL SL 2ND LIEN EUR TL 36.46% 67.99 49.82
8 NAPA MANAGEMENT SERVICES TL B 34.61% 82.56 61.33
9 KCA DEUTAG TL B 34.02% 42.22 31.50
10 PRONOVIAS EUR TL B1 33.49% 44.42 33.27

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 loan “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1M
1 REVLON TL B -36.58% 25.98 40.97
2 JCREW CONSENTED TL B -34.62% 45.13 69.02
3 JC PENNEY TL B -32.01% 33.18 48.80
4 ALLIANCE HEALTH 2ND LIEN TL -30.02% 38.86 55.53
5 BELK TL B -26.05% 36.00 48.68
6 FITNESS & SPORT CLUBS TL B -23.31% 55.83 72.79
7 GLASS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE TL B -19.54% 40.91 50.84
9 TRAVEL LEADERS TL -18.39% 61.15 74.92
10 APC AFTERMARKET PIK TL A2 -17.42% 61.86 74.90
11 DAYCO TL B -16.83% 60.41 72.64

Avg Bid PX by Sector

Displays the average loan bid price by sector between 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

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

Avg Bid PX by Sector

Sentiment

Reveals the percent of loans increasing in price (advancers) vs. loans decreasing in price (decliners) between 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

Sentiment - May 2020v2

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Month vs Last Month

Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the month ending 4/30/20 vs. the month ending 5/31/20

RANK TRANCHE PRIOR MONTH THIS MONTH INCREASE % INCREASE
1 RCN GRANDE TL B 98 247 149 152%
2 BELFOR TL B 6 78 72 1200%
3 AMERICAN TIRE EXIT TL 26 96 70 269%
4 IRIDIUM SATELLITE TL 18 88 70 389%
5 ACCURIDE TL B 46 114 68 148%
6 CENGAGE TL 79 144 65 82%
7 APC AFTERMARKET PIK TL A2 8 72 64 800%
8 HYLAND SOFTWARE 2ND LIEN TL 2 66 64 3200%
9 DAE AVIATION TL 84 146 62 74%
10 EDWARD DON TL B 52 114 62 119%

Most Quoted Loans

Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

RANK TRANCHE DEALERS
1 HERTZ TL 20
2 BMC SOFTWARE TL B 18
3 AMC ENTERTAINMENT TL B1 17
4 AVIS BUDGET TL B 17
5 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 17
6 VERISURE EUR TL B1 16
7 SIGMA BIDCO EUR TL B 16
8 GTT COMMUNICATIONS TL B 16
9 EIRCOM FINCO SARL EUR TL B 16
10 TRANSDIGM INC. TL F 16

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

Bid Offer Volume

Sector Bid-Offer Spread

Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 5/1/20 – 5/31/20

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

Sector Bid Offer Spread

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