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Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary:
Week Ending 9/4/20

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 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

RANK SIZE (MM) NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 6,451 REFINITV TL B 0.14% 99.12 98.99 11
2 5,450 ENVISION HEALTHCARE TL B 1.03% 72.89 72.15 16
3 5,100 CHANGE HEALTHCARE TL B 0.83% 98.91 98.09 11
4 5,000 QWEST CORPORATION TL B 1.17% 97.57 96.44 11
5 4,750 ZAYO TL 0.92% 97.88 96.99 14
6 4,750 DELL TL B 0.67% 99.73 99.07 15
7 4,700 CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION TL 0.43% 94.06 93.65 10
8 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL Y 1.00% 97.74 96.78 14
9 4,250 BERRY PLASTICS TL X 0.37% 98.69 98.33 10
10 4,200 JOHNSON CNTLS INTL PUBLIC LTD CO TL 0.18% 97.99 97.81 10
11 4,197 AKZONOBEL TL B 0.89% 97.51 96.65 13
12 4,000 T-MOBILE USA TL B 0.21% 100.34 100.13 15
13 3,861 PETSMART CONSENTED TL B2 -0.05% 99.81 99.86 10
14 3,582 MISYS TL B 0.95% 94.85 93.96 13
15 3,575 STARS GROUP TL B 0.16% 100.13 99.97 14
16 3,524 TRANSDIGM INC. TL F 0.27% 94.96 94.70 13
17 3,325 CINEWORLD TL B 3.33% 77.88 75.37 12
18 3,315 REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED TL B 0.01% 98.52 98.50 10
19 3,312 HUB INTL LTD TL B 0.58% 97.68 97.11 10
20 3,300 BMC SOFTWARE TL B 0.73% 98.58 97.87 16
AVERAGE 4,245 0.69% 95.74 95.12 12.4

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 loan “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 COLORADO BUYER 2ND LIEN TL 36.39% 52.50 38.49
2 HILDING ANDERS EUR TL 15.43% 64.49 55.87
3 ISAGENIX TL 14.33% 44.81 39.20
4 RED LOBSTER TL B 13.00% 91.24 80.74
5 TRAVELPORT 2ND LIEN TL 12.59% 28.14 25.00
6 PEAK 10 2ND LIEN TL 10.19% 53.56 48.61
7 AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING TL 7.77% 97.23 90.22
8 GATEWAY CASINOS TL B 6.64% 90.10 84.49
9 SWISSPORT TL B 5.52% 85.49 81.02
10 DAE AVIATION TL B2 4.84% 90.53 86.36

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 loan “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

RANK NAME CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 FRONTERA TL B -27.00% 42.19 57.80
2 FRAC TECH TL B -7.07% 55.11 59.30
3 CARESTREAM DENTAL TL -5.53% 86.61 91.69
4 EQUINOX HLDGS INC 2ND LIEN TL -2.69% 57.14 58.72
5 AKORN TL B -2.64% 86.03 88.37
6 LIGHTSQUARED EXIT PIK TL -2.39% 85.61 87.70
7 FRONTIER TL B -2.12% 98.82 100.97
8 AMER SPORTS EUR TL B2 -1.79% 89.14 90.77
9 GENUINE FINANCIAL TL -1.06% 90.85 91.82
10 STAGE ENTERTAINMENT EUR TL B -0.89% 76.16 76.84

Avg Bid PX by Sector

Displays the average loan bid price by sector between 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

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 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 8/28/20 vs. the week ending 9/4/20

RANK TRANCHE PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 DIVERSEY TL 16 32 16 100%
2 AKZONOBEL TL B 15 30 15 100%
3 TELENET TL 35 50 15 43%
4 THYSSENKRUPP AG TL B 22 36 14 64%
5 UPC HOLDING BV TL B1 14 28 14 100%
6 WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS, INC. TL B 29 43 14 48%
7 AREAS TL B2 0 14 14 N/A
8 INEOS FIN TL B 31 45 14 45%
9 MISYS TL B 49 62 13 27%
10 INTELSAT TL B4 18 30 12 67%

Most Quoted Loans

Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

RANK TRANCHE DEALERS
1 ACTION NEDERLAND EUR TL B 21
2 AMC ENTERTAINMENT TL B1 18
3 GTT COMMUNICATIONS TL B 17
4 TECHEM EUR TL B 17
5 TELENET EUR TL A 17
6 VERISURE EUR TL B 16
7 AMERICAN AIRLINES TL B 16
8 EIRCOM FINCO SARL EUR TL B 16
9 BMC SOFTWARE TL B 16
10 IFCO EUR TL B 16

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

Sector Bid-Offer Spread

Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 8/28/20 – 9/4/20

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

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