Debt Explorer | The EMEA data center market has continued to be buoyant in 2025. However, navigating regulatory nuances and utility bottlenecks remains crucial to unlocking the sector’s huge growth potential

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.

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

US and European leveraged loan markets record massive increases in issuance as issuers race to refinance

Debt Explorer | Leveraged loan issuance in the US and Europe rallied in Q1 2024 as a clearer view of interest rates brings lenders and borrowers back to the market

European leveraged finance in 2023 was saddled with the negative effects of elevated interest rates. But as the market adjusts to the "new normal", rate and price stability offer hope for a brighter 2024.

Debt Exporer | Loan issuance slowed in all key regions during the first nine months of 2023, but after a tough year there are signs that market conditions may be improving

Debt Explorer | Loan issuance across all major jurisdictions saw year-on-year double-digit declines during the first half of 2023, as high inflation and rising interest rates continued to weigh on loan activity

Debt Explorer | Stubborn inflation, ongoing interest rate hikes and the banking crisis in the US and Europe have slowed activity across global loan markets at the start of the year, but there are signs that loan issuance may start rebounding in the months ahead.

Debt Explorer | The macroeconomic headwinds that buffeted European debt markets in 2022—from rising interest rates to volatile geopolitics and a tightening of financial markets—continue to weigh on activity in 2023

European leveraged finance markets paused for breath in 2022, due to rising interest rates, volatile geopolitics and a tightening of financial markets across the board—but what can we expect in 2023?

Debt Explorer | Leveraged loan activity slows in the US, Europe and APAC as a volatile economic backdrop and the rising cost of debt starts to weigh on issuance

Debt Explorer | M&A was expected to ease off the accelerator in 2022 following a blistering 2021, but questions remain about how long it will take M&A financing to catch up with dealmaking

White & Case Debt Explorer | Rising inflation and climbing interest rates have slowed leveraged loan activity in Europe and the US, while COVID-19 restrictions in China dampened demand in Asia-Pacific.

Leveraged loan and high yield bond markets in Western and Southern Europe saw a major resurgence in the past 12 months, driven initially by refinancing, followed by almost unprecedented M&A and buyout issuance, and setting the stage for, on balance, a productive year ahead  

European leveraged finance markets rebounded in the past 12 months, driven  by enthusiastic refinancing activity and a resurgent M&A marketplace, setting the  stage for a healthy year ahead

European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: December 2021

Issuance of leveraged loans and high yield bonds to fund buyouts surged to quarterly highs in 2021 as private equity sponsors raised their investment game

Despite a spike in energy prices and persistent inflation, year-to-date leveraged loan activity showed substantial gains on 2020 levels  

Refinancing activity supports a double-digit year-on-year uptick in leveraged loan issuance in the United States and Europe, while mega-deals dominate in the Asia-Pacific region.  

High yield bond and leveraged loan issuance by European industrials, chemicals and materials companies sustained steady activity levels in Q1 2021 as they took advantage of a borrower-friendly market to raise financing

Highly competitive and liquid markets saw leveraged loan issuance in the US and Europe surge, while activity in Asia-Pacific dipped despite high-profile jumbo deals

COVID-19 disruption has had little impact on borrowers' ability to refinance debt and extend loan maturities

The European leveraged finance market remains resilient following a year of unprecedented hardship, as lenders dissect credits to determine the best possible deals, from business fundamentals to pricing and documentary terms