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Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary:
Week Ending 8/14/20

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 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

RANK SIZE (MM) NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 5,450 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 1.25% 67.06 66.23 16
2 5,100 CHANGE HEALTHCARE TL B 0.14% 98.31 98.18 11
3 5,000 QWEST CORPORATION TL B -0.03% 97.05 97.08 10
4 4,750 ZAYO TL 0.06% 97.56 97.50 12
5 4,750 DELL TL B 0.07% 99.13 99.06 15
6 4,700 CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION TL 0.68% 93.23 92.60 10
7 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL Y 0.69% 97.82 97.15 14
8 4,197 AKZONOBEL TL B -0.05% 97.16 97.21 10
9 4,000 T-MOBILE USA TL B -0.07% 100.31 100.38 15
10 3,582 MISYS TL B 1.41% 94.53 93.22 12
11 3,575 STARS GROUP TL B 0.15% 100.10 99.95 11
12 3,524 TRANSDIGM INC. TL F 1.05% 95.17 94.18 14
13 3,325 CINEWORLD TL B 7.48% 69.18 64.37 12
14 3,315 REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED TL B 0.21% 98.83 98.62 11
15 3,312 HUB INTL LTD TL B 0.15% 97.48 97.33 11
16 3,300 NTL CABLE PLC TL N 0.16% 97.60 97.45 11
17 3,300 BMC SOFTWARE TL B 1.02% 97.81 96.82 15
18 3,275 SCIENTIFIC GAMES TL B5 1.74% 92.93 91.34 12
19 3,165 MULTIPLAN TL B 0.22% 98.93 98.72 10
20 3,161 JAGUAR HOLDING CO I TL 0.01% 99.86 99.85 14
AVERAGE 3,952 0.82% 94.50 93.86 12.3

 

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 loan “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 PURESTAR TL 14.46% 59.98 52.41
2 AT HOME STORES TL B 14.13% 96.98 84.98
3 KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 2ND LIEN TL 12.11% 88.44 78.88
4 NAVICO TL B 10.74% 72.61 65.57
5 RENTPATH TL 10.23% 77.16 70.00
6 PARTY CITY TL B 9.44% 65.27 59.64
7 SIRVA WORLDWIDE TL 7.75% 78.60 72.95
8 WESTJET TL 7.33% 79.23 73.82
9 VACALIANS EUR TL B 6.52% 79.36 74.50
10 DOUGLAS HOLDING EUR TL B8 4.89% 83.70 79.80

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 loan “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 MCS TL B -6.42% 43.99 47.00
2 TNT CRANE TL -5.62% 66.58 70.54
3 PEABODY ENERGY TL B -4.46% 48.58 50.84
4 COLUMBUS CAPITAL EUR TL B -4.33% 75.19 78.59
5 MALLINCKRODT EXT TL B -2.72% 83.54 85.87
6 IQOR TL B -2.39% 64.89 66.48
7 JCREW NON-CONSENTED TL B -2.33% 47.18 48.31
8 VARSITY BRANDS TL -1.58% 78.88 80.15
9 CLARION EVENTS GBP TL -1.58% 76.90 78.13
10 RIVERBED TL B -1.57% 89.05 90.47

Avg Bid PX by Sector

Displays the average loan bid price by sector between 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

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 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 8/7/20 vs. the week ending 8/14/20

RANK TRANCHE PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 INTERNET BRANDS TL 0 23 23 N/A
2 LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY TL B 0 23 23 N/A
3 HILTON TL B 50 70 20 40%
4 SS&C TECH TL B4 22 42 20 91%
5 THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V. TL B4 70 88 18 26%
6 OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES SA TL B1 34 52 18 53%
7 COMPREHENSIVE EYECARE PARTNERS TL 30 48 18 60%
8 ASURION TL B6 46 62 16 35%
9 EPICOR SOFTWARE TL B 38 54 16 42%
10 SS&C TECH TL B5 24 40 16 67%

Most Quoted Loans

Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

RANK TRANCHE DEALERS
1 AMC ENTERTAINMENT TL B1 18
2 AKZONOBEL EUR TL B 16
3 VERISURE EUR TL B 16
4 GTT COMMUNICATIONS TL B 16
5 IFCO EUR TL B 16
6 EIRCOM FINCO SARL EUR TL B 16
7 TECHEM EUR TL B 16
8 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 16
9 TELENET EUR TL A 16
10 BRAND ENERGY TL 16

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

Sector Bid-Offer Spread

Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 8/7/20 – 8/14/20

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

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