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Apollo and Blackstone are among participants in $750mn financing for connected fitness company
Judge allows test case on issue in lawsuit against mattress maker Serta Simmons Bedding
NAV lending is part of proliferating range of products that apply financial engineering to financial engineers
Banks no longer retain a monopoly on financing blockbuster leveraged buyouts
Oil price surge and supply chain disruptions could add to pressure on rising prices
Corporate debt piles swelled during the pandemic with credit extended even to riskiest borrowers
Chair of supervision says regulator will raise capital requirements if exposure is not reduced
Swiss bank used derivatives to offload risks from lending billions to its richest clients
Weekly inflows hit highest level in five years on expectations of hawkish shift at US central bank
Companies increasingly push their total debt above the recommended six times earnings
Risks of not shifting soon enough to new Sofr market benchmark are rising
Rating agency points to opacity and eroding standards among risk factors
An intriguing measure that can be misleading
A bumpy shift to a world with higher interest rates would leave many companies struggling
Loans to fund buyout of chicken producer Sanderson Farms will be pegged to new Sofr benchmark
SoftBank vies for control of Santa Monica-based Fair with the leasing group’s founder
Scrutinising buyout tools rather than ownership is a better course
Central bank’s head of supervision Andrea Enria cites the heavy losses banks suffered in Archegos debacle
Hedge fund Diameter lines up 6 launches of loan-backed debt vehicles after $250m seed funding
As global corporate debt rises, some analysts question the traditional measure of ability to repay
Payouts through such deals reach record quarterly high after vigorous investor demand
Moves come after US court ruled lender could not reclaim funds sent to Revlon creditors in error
Crisis outflows helped strip away Lord Abbett fund’s status as largest in the sector
Cinema group risked default in holding out over contested additional costs
Swedish security group wraps up historic dividend recapitalisation deal
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