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  • Nov 7, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Josh O'Neil |Ben Watson |Ben Miller

    Deepening appetite for leveraged buyouts drives surge in direct-lending deal volume in 9M24The number of European direct-lending deals inked during the first nine months of this year rose by 62% year-on-year, emblematic of a resurgent M&A market driven by revived conviction among buyout groups. Over the first three quarters of 2024, some 719 new deals were signed, compared to a three-year average of 640 for the same period, according to Debtwire’s 9M24 European Direct Lender Rankings Report.

  • May 2, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Josh O'Neil |Ben Watson |Ben Miller

    League Table The first quarter of this year saw European direct lenders fight for relevance amid a resurgence in the broadly syndicated loan (BSL) market that has renewed competitive tension in the leveraged finance arena. Direct lending deal volume in Europe totalled EUR 13.7bn over 208 deals in 1Q24, falling from EUR 15.2bn spread across 164 transactions a year prior, according to Debtwire’s 1Q24 European Direct Lender Rankings report.

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