Broadly syndicated loans (BSL) posted their first positive return of the year in March, despite market volatility and growing concerns about economic growth.
Despite a challenging backdrop, broadly syndicated loans (BSL) delivered a solid 5.9% in 2025, according to the Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (LLI).
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Concerns over the health of the economy pushed returns on broadly syndicated loans (BSL) lower to 0.45% in August, according to the Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (LLI), amid a pull back from the April-to-July period, when loan prices rallied 3 points after falling sharply on April 2nd on the administration’s tariff announcement. In sum,...
The market continued to tilt in favor of borrowers in July, leading to a record level of activity in the primary market driven by repricings, even as M&A remained elusive.
Panelists discussed this year’s volatile market conditions and the shifting economic outlook, with a focus on the broadly syndicated loan (BSL) market. Discussion topics will include loan documentation, signs of stress in portfolios, sectors facing increased risk, and the current default landscape—including liability management transactions (LMTs) and their effect on recoveries. Panelists also share their...
Panelists discussed this year’s volatile market conditions and the shifting economic outlook, with a focus on the broadly syndicated loan (BSL) market. Discussion topics will include loan documentation, signs of stress in portfolios, sectors facing increased risk, and the current default landscape—including liability management transactions (LMTs) and their effect on recoveries. Panelists also share their...
Panelists discussed this year’s volatile market conditions and the shifting economic outlook, with a focus on the broadly syndicated loan (BSL) market.
