Elaine Baynham

Oct 31, 2023 | globalcompliancenews.com | Rob Mathews |Benjamin Bierwirth |Elaine Baynham |Anthony Kay

Demanding macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have led borrowers in the leveraged finance market to pursue alternative arrangements, but our lawyers suggest there are signs of a brighter outlook in the UK.

Oct 23, 2023 | bakermckenzie.com | Anthony Kay |Elaine Baynham |James Tanner

Demanding macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have led borrowers in the leveraged finance market to pursue alternative arrangements, but our lawyers suggest there are signs of a brighter outlook in the UK.

Oct 23, 2023 | bakermckenzie.com | Rob Mathews |Benjamin Bierwirth |Elaine Baynham

In this article, our lawyers provide an overview of the main trends in the leveraged finance market during a turbulent period, with an M&A backlog and imminent maturities indicating a recovery. They look at changes in borrowing activity, new challenges with new solutions, ESG and digital bonds and consider if a bounce-back is on the horizon. This article was first published in IFLR. Read the full article.

Sep 26, 2023 | iflr.com | Anthony Kay |Elaine Baynham |James Tanner |Fani Chlampoutaki

With uncertainty around economic growth and the threat of recession, 2022 and 2023 year to date (YTD) has proven one of the most challenging periods for the leveraged finance market since the 2008 financial crisis. Supply and geopolitical shocks in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising interest rates, inflation, and energy and fuel price hikes have offset central banks’ monetary policy tightening.

Sep 26, 2023 | iflr.com | Rob Mathews |Benjamin Bierwirth |Elaine Baynham |Fani Chlampoutaki

Over the past two years, during the largest contraction of the international leveraged finance markets in over a decade, financing markets have reverted to more traditional positions in certain respects (for example, deal terms, pricing), while in other respects (such as product variations, ESG and other tangential forces), they explored new ground.