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InterSectors: Legal perspectives on global business

Debt Explorer | Syndicated loan markets stayed open for business in the first half of 2026 despite persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, but cautious lenders concentrated their efforts on refinancing proven issuers rather than underwriting new risks

Debt Explorer | AI-linked financing is reshaping the US high yield market, but geopolitical tensions and investor caution are creating a more complex environment for issuers across Europe and APAC

Debt Explorer | Despite headwinds related to AI-led disruption and the conflict in Iran, leveraged loan markets in Europe and the US proved resilient in Q1, with high-quality borrowers continuing to access financing throughout the quarter

Debt Explorer | AI-driven demand and lower exposure to software shield US high yield markets from macro challenges, but activity dips in Europe and Asia

Debt Explorer | US and European leveraged loan markets navigate a tumultuous year to post record levels of issuance in 2025.

Debt Explorer | Despite macroeconomic volatility, high yield issuance recorded year-on-year gains in 2025 as interest rate cuts and investor demand lifted activity levels, especially in the US

Debt Explorer | European NPL stocks may be static due to declining risk as interest rates come down, but new investment opportunities are emerging as market dynamics shift.

M&A Explorer | Once the quiet money behind private equity, sovereign wealth funds are increasingly writing their own deals.

Debt Explorer | Green shoots in the M&A market have provided a timely boost for leveraged loan issuance, putting the market on track to end the year strong

Debt Explorer | Direct lenders are expanding their teams in a Spanish market that, though smaller than others in Europe, is rapidly becoming more established.

Debt Explorer | US high yield issuance posts double-digit gains, leading the global market through the first nine months of 2025.

The 2025 edition of Africa Focus explores the key dimensions underpinning the issues of food and energy security across Africa.

Debt Explorer | European debt documentation is moving ever closer to the US market—a trend that began in the UK and has now spread to continental Europe, providing regional dealmakers with greater flexibility.

Debt Explorer | As banks in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are being encouraged by their respective regulators to take a more rigorous approach to booking and disclosing NPLs, new investment opportunities are opening up to global investors

Debt Explorer | Italy delivered more high yield bond issuance than any other country in the continental Europe through the first half of the year, as improved political stability drove investors to reassess historical risk perceptions

Debt Explorer | After a sharp tariff-induced dip in loan issuance, markets in the US and Europe regained confidence and stabilized by the end of the first half of the year.

Debt Explorer | Although high yield bond markets in the US and Europe recorded small year-on-year declines in issuance in H1, high levels of activity in Q2 bode well for the rest of the year.

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