Insight 23 Jun 2022 European NPLs: Smaller deals and a slower pace The European non-performing loan landscape looks very different in 2022, with large deals driven by urgent government regulation supplanted by small but steady opportunities.
Insight 19 May 2022 European SPACs Data Hub After a record year of activity in 2021, European SPAC IPO issuance slowed in Q1 2022. EU SPAC IPO proceeds totalled US$1.07 billion in Q1 2022.
Insight 10 May 2022 Retail M&A driven by pandemic trends Long-term consumer behavior triggered by the pandemic continues to catalyze deal activity
Insight 04 May 2022 US SPACs Data Hub Welcome to the White & Case US SPACs Data Hub, which provides a quarterly review and analysis of key drivers and trends behind US De-SPAC M&A activity and SPAC IPO activity.
Insight 30 Mar 2022 Global IPOs: A blockbuster year IPOs boomed in 2021, with both the number of new listings and the total proceeds raised breaking records. But dealmakers face a tougher road ahead.
Insight 25 Feb 2022 Backed by SPACs, IPOs hit new heights in 2021 A combination of SPACs, pent-up demand from pandemic-shocked 2020 and a wave of technology listings drove the IPO market to record highs
Alert 18 Feb 2022 How Digital Asset Innovators Can Manage the Risks of White Collar Scrutiny in the US
Insight 14 Feb 2022 Facing headwinds The aviation sector has endured a difficult two years amid border closures and lockdowns. In spite of persistent volatility and uncertainty, our survey finds that senior executives are cautiously optimistic about the state of global aviation financing in 2022
Insight 14 Feb 2022 European leveraged finance: From surviving to thriving 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
Insight 11 Feb 2022 Loan activity drives US leveraged finance to new heights while high yield bond issuance maintains lofty pace Large double-digit gains in US loan issuance meant leveraged finance markets ended 2021 with a bang and set the stage for robust activity in 2022
Insight 11 Feb 2022 CLO activity skyrockets in the US Financial stimulus and sustained investor appetite for yield have seen US CLO issuance scale record heights
Insight 10 Feb 2022 Buy-and-build boom sees add-on debt surge Issuers are tapping institutional loan markets for add-on debt at a rapid pace as private equity firms turn to buy-and-build strategies to lower entry multiples and accelerate deployment
Insight 31 Jan 2022 Financing likely to continue largely as is, despite inflationary worries Borrower-friendly terms over the past few years have helped boost M&A totals—and a number of factors suggest the financing will not change dramatically in 2022
Insight 31 Jan 2022 European leveraged finance: From survive to thrive 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
Insight 07 Dec 2021 Lenders zero in on the fine print as ESG issuance surges The rise in sustainability-linked debt issuance observed in 2021 has shown little sign of slowing down as borrowers continue to focus on improving ESG performance in response to investor demand.
Insight 02 Dec 2021 Debt financing gains traction as SPAC space matures In a rapidly maturing SPAC market, sponsors are more frequently turning to debt financing tools to fund deals
Insight 15 Nov 2021 Financial Regulatory Observer - Autumn 2021 The Financial Regulatory Observer spotlights selected topics currently driving regulatory and technological changes in the financial industry.
Insight 09 Nov 2021 Acquisition financing in an era of energy transition An innovative, first-of-its-kind hybrid acquisition financing in Nigeria*
Insight 25 Oct 2021 Sovereign debt restructurings in Latin America: A new chapter Sovereign debt restructuring solutions developed in Latin America during 2020 and 2021 create a new paradigm for sovereign debt restructurings in the region and globally
Insight 25 Oct 2021 Sustainable finance in Latin America GSS bonds and other forms of sustainable finance have become a mainstream feature of Latin American debt capital markets
Webinar 20 Oct 2021 How sustainability-linked formats can be adapted to securitisation and covered bonds
Webinar 19 Oct 2021 More than compliance: Why ESG disclosure is essential to a successful IPO and beyond
Insight 20 Sep 2021 Domestic banking champions across Europe merge, blinking into the sunlight Financial institutions M&A sector trends: banks — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021
Insight 20 Sep 2021 SPACs find opportunity in Israel The SPAC phenomenon has spread to Israel, where regulators have laid the foundation for local SPAC IPOs as well
Insight 13 Sep 2021 The rise and rise of ESG-linked debt issuance ESG-linked financing issuance swelled in 2021, with issuers responding to the rapid growth in investor demand for environmental and socially-linked debt issuance
Insight 23 Aug 2021 Widening variety of issuers sustains refinancing momentum Debt markets warm to issuers from a broader range of sectors, maintaining high levels of refinancing activity
Insight 05 Aug 2021 From closing loopholes to rising inflation: Five trends that will drive leveraged finance