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Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary:
Week Ending 8/28/20

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 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

RANK SIZE (MM) NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 5,450 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 2.35% 72.15 70.49 16
2 5,100 CHANGE HEALTHCARE TL B 0.17% 98.09 97.93 11
3 5,000 QWEST CORPORATION TL B 0.33% 96.44 96.12 11
4 4,750 ZAYO TL 0.52% 96.99 96.48 13
5 4,750 DELL TL B 0.14% 99.07 98.93 15
6 4,700 CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION TL 0.58% 93.65 93.11 10
7 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL X -0.18% 98.33 98.51 10
8 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL Y -0.28% 96.78 97.06 14
9 4,197 AKZONOBEL TL B 0.04% 96.65 96.61 10
10 4,000 T-MOBILE USA TL B 0.14% 100.13 99.98 15
11 3,861 PETSMART CONSENTED TL B2 0.12% 99.86 99.73 10
12 3,582 MISYS TL B -0.61% 93.96 94.53 12
13 3,575 STARS GROUP TL B 0.00% 99.97 99.97 13
14 3,524 TRANSDIGM INC. TL F 0.06% 94.70 94.65 14
15 3,325 CINEWORLD TL B 7.34% 75.37 70.22 12
16 3,315 REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED TL B 0.20% 98.50 98.30 10
17 3,312 HUB INTL LTD TL B -0.04% 97.11 97.15 11
18 3,300 BMC SOFTWARE TL B -0.19% 97.87 98.05 15
19 3,300 NTL CABLE PLC TL N -0.25% 96.93 97.17 11
20 3,275 SCIENTIFIC GAMES TL B5 -0.03% 93.22 93.25 12
AVERAGE 4,041 0.52% 94.79 94.41 12.3

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 loan “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 K&N TL 9.84% 82.21 74.84
2 COLORADO BUYER 2ND LIEN TL 6.67% 38.49 36.09
3 SERTA SIMMONS TL 6.22% 78.72 74.11
4 GATEWAY CASINOS TL B 5.09% 84.49 80.40
5 NN INC TL 4.90% 98.00 93.43
6 GO WIRELESS TL 4.77% 92.34 88.14
7 HORNBLOWER TL 4.37% 84.13 80.61
8 AMERICAN ENERGY MARCELLUS EXIT TL 4.20% 96.10 92.23
9 INVICTUS 2ND LIEN TL 3.26% 82.63 80.03
10 INNOVATIVE WATER TL 3.05% 80.79 78.40

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 loan “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 CIBT HOLDINGS TL -10.76% 62.16 69.65
2 GARRETT MOTION EUR TL B -3.98% 90.60 94.36
3 AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING TL -3.51% 90.22 93.51
4 AREAS EUR TL B1 -1.93% 75.50 76.99
5 CLARION EVENTS TL -1.76% 76.36 77.73
6 AKORN TL B -1.56% 89.98 91.41
7 AVIS BUDGET TL B -1.45% 91.45 92.80
8 LAIRD TL B -1.31% 91.32 92.54
9 NEP EUR TL B -1.24% 82.45 83.49
10 MEDICAL SOLUTIONS TL -0.97% 95.99 96.93

Avg Bid PX by Sector

Displays the average loan bid price by sector between 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

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 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 8/21/20 vs. the week ending 8/28/20

RANK TRANCHE PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 DELACHAUX EUR TL B1 18 44 26 144%
2 CERBA HEALTHCARE EUR TL B 10 34 24 240%
3 ARMACELL EUR TL B 10 34 24 240%
4 BIOGROUP EUR TL B 0 24 24 N/A
5 IMS HEALTH EUR TL B1 10 34 24 240%
6 STARS GROUP EUR TL B 18 42 24 133%
7 OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES SA EUR TL B1 0 22 22 N/A
8 XELLA INTERNATIONAL GMBH EUR TL B3 0 22 22 N/A
9 IMS HEALTH EUR TL B2 0 22 22 N/A
10 FONCIA GROUPE EUR TL B3 0 22 22 N/A

Most Quoted Loans

Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

RANK TRANCHE DEALERS
1 ACTION NEDERLAND EUR TL B 20
2 AMC ENTERTAINMENT TL B1 19
3 GTT COMMUNICATIONS TL B 17
4 EIRCOM FINCO SARL EUR TL B 16
5 IFCO EUR TL B 16
6 TECHEM EUR TL B 16
7 AKZONOBEL EUR TL B 16
8 AMERICAN AIRLINES TL B 16
9 TELENET EUR TL A 16
10 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 16

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

Sector Bid-Offer Spread

Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 8/21/20 – 8/28/20

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

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