Recent Insights

M&A Explorer | Characterized by a resilient economy currently ahead of its major EU counterparts, Spain presents a compelling prospect for dealmakers

Debt Explorer | Delayed-draw facilities have been a key feature of private credit lending terms, but as competition between private credit and broadly syndicated loans intensifies, broadly syndicated loans have started to incorporate delayed-draw flexibility

Industry perspectives on the state of compliance today and effective strategies for managing compliance risk within the changing regulatory landscape.

Debt Explorer | US and European high yield bond markets cooled during the first quarter of 2025 as macroeconomic uncertainty and a dearth of M&A financing opportunities put the brakes on issuance

M&A Explorer | With industries embracing this evolving technology, Europe is determined not to be left behind, and dealmakers are paying close attention

Investment trends and opportunities in the global water sector drawing on the perspectives of over 300 senior decision-makers across the global water value chain, including water utilities, multinational corporations, investment funds, engineering firms and technology providers.

Debt Explorer | The increase in the use of fund finance by private equity is carrying over into the infrastructure fund space, with managers using net asset value and back-leverage facilities to unlock liquidity for investor

M&A Explorer | Dealmaking within the US and Europe is climbing as crypto assets increasingly enter the mainstream

M&A Explorer | Mexican dealmaking delivered a solid performance in 2024, and volume held steady in Q1 2025, but uncertainty around its relationship with the US could shake the country’s M&A market

M&A Explorer | Buoyed by positive economic growth at home, Chinese investors continue to search for deals on the continent

Understanding the ever-evolving global FDI landscape is crucial amid growing regulatory complexities in cross-border transactions and increased geopolitical tensions.

Strong performance from regional IPO hubs has helped stabilize global IPO markets and lay the foundation for further gains in 2025

M&A Explorer | The value of European banking M&A hits its highest point in a decade as lenders hunt for growth across the continent

Sluggish M&A and IPO markets have put the brakes on private equity exit activity across Europe, but as pressure builds to clear the backlog of unsold portfolio companies, firms are taking innovative approaches to selling businesses

M&A Explorer | The pro-business agenda of the new US administration looked set to boost outbound M&A into Europe in 2025, but tariff announcements and geopolitical tumult mean that dealmakers are holding fire for now

M&A Explorer | Despite prevailing headwinds in wider M&A markets, take-private deal flow across EMEA sustained robust levels of activity as dealmakers jumped at opportunities to buy listed companies at attractive valuations

Debt Explorer | After a period of volatility, Europe’s leveraged finance market is primed for resurgence, with new and exciting opportunities available to lenders and borrowers alike

Debt Explorer | Private credit is still nascent in the Middle East but, as economies in the region diversify, more local borrowers and investors are turning to the asset class

M&A Explorer | As global supply chains continue to suffer from ill health, M&A offers a path to recovery

Debt Explorer | Private credit has secured its position as the main provider of debt capital to the mid-market, established its large-cap credentials and is now entering the next phase of its development

After a challenging period of elevated  rates, Europe's leveraged finance markets are poised for growth in 2025, with stabilising costs, rising competition and renewed opportunities for dealmakers.

M&A Explorer | Australian M&A defied a slow growth environment to post a solid performance in 2024, while dealmakers are optimistic about the prospects for the year ahead

Debt Explorer | Lenders and borrowers in Latin America are sustaining transaction activity in a persistently challenging market with innovative structured finance and securitization deals

Geopolitics, which dominated mining & metals sentiment in 2024, promises to further fragment markets in 2025. To understand the market landscape, White & Case conducted its ninth annual survey of industry participants.

Debt Explorer | A challenging macroeconomic environment has hampered policymakers’ efforts to stimulate the secondary market for non-performing loan deals in Europe

Debt Explorer | Despite macroeconomic uncertainty, data center financing has shown little signs of slowing down, as strong demand for data capacity gives lenders and investors the confidence to continue deploying capital into new projects

Debt Explorer | The sukuk market is keeping a close watch on a proposed set of Sharia guidelines that could significantly change how sukuk instruments are structured and distributed

M&A Explorer | AI, social media and cloud computing are driving dealmaking demand in EMEA’s data center subsector

M&A Explorer | While Italy’s macroeconomy is unsettled, dealmaking held steady in 2024, and a mixture of sectoral excellence and rising PE interest bodes well for 2025

Repricing issuance in US leveraged loan markets has surged in 2024, presenting borrowers with the opportunity to lower their financing costs

M&A Explorer | Economic resilience and several strong sector showings boost Nordic dealmaking in 2024, with a healthy M&A pipeline for 2025

Debt Explorer | Leveraged loan issuance in the US and Europe showed strong year-on-year gains over the first nine months of 2024 as lower interest rates inspired a wave of refinancing

Debt Explorer | High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe has made strong gains as issuers return to the market to refinance at more attractive rates

M&A Explorer | As the global race to net zero gathers pace, so does investment in the technologies and services—collectively known as cleantech—needed to support that drive

Outlook for 2025: Forging a path through complex dynamics

In an increasingly interconnected world, cyber risk is firmly at the top of the boardroom agenda, and having an effective data breach response programme is no longer optional.

Debt Explorer | White & Case’s European leveraged finance team evaluates the predictions they made at the beginning of 2024 for leveraged loan and high yield bond activity