Melina Chalkia

New York

Primary Market Reporter at Debtwire

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New money deals to rebound, boosted by M&A revival under Trump - Leveraged Finance & Private Credit Outlook

Jan 21, 2025 | ionanalytics.com | Melina Chalkia |Álvaro Ledgard |Ben Miller

The US leveraged finance market is poised for a year of high issuance, M&A resurgence and robust demand for both syndicated debt and private credit. Yet, uncertainty regarding monetary policies under the new administration is prompting some investors to adopt a selective and cautious approach in what could be a volatile year. Market participants are bullish on 2025 new issuance volumes, driven by refinancings at the start of the year and an uptick in M&A and LBO activity moving forward.
Trump victory raises hopes for high yield markets, M&A revival

Nov 6, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Nicholas Morgan |Lavanya Nair |Ayse Kelce |Melina Chalkia

News (Intelligence) Leverage finance markets cheered Donald Trump’s win on the prospect the former president’s return to the White House will unleash deregulation and M&A, lower taxes and higher economy growth. The president-elect’s favorite word, tariff, is expected to selectively impact companies and sectors. “Overall, I think the election outcome and Trump in general are good for the economy, credit markets and risk appetite,” said one buysider.
PIMCO’s Forgash eyes surging new money deals led by dividend recaps and M&A financings

Sep 23, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Melina Chalkia |Ben Miller

News (Intelligence) Bond behemoth PIMCO expects a big uptick in new money issuance after the November election, with dividend recaps and leveraged buyouts representing a hefty chunk of the new deals.
Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc

Jun 16, 2024 | constructiondefectjournal.com | Lauren Coleman-Lochner |Melina Chalkia

Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc Lauren Coleman-Lochner & Melina Chalkia - BloombergFor Filicia Porter, the insurance bills were the final straw. They’d been climbing steeply for her assisted-living business as Florida was battered with ever more-powerful storms, and eventually, the numbers stopped adding up. So in March, she finally decided to call it quits, shutting the facility near Palm Beach that she opened just two years ago.
Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc

May 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Lauren Coleman-Lochner |Melina Chalkia

(Bloomberg) -- For Filicia Porter, the insurance bills were the final straw. They’d been climbing steeply for her assisted-living business as Florida was battered with ever more-powerful storms, and eventually, the numbers stopped adding up.
Florida Hurricanes Create Expensive Property Insurance, Threaten Senior Care

May 19, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Lauren Coleman-Lochner |Melina Chalkia

For Filicia Porter, the insurance bills were the final straw. They’d been climbing steeply for her assisted-living business as Florida was battered with ever more-powerful storms, and eventually, the numbers stopped adding up. So in March, she finally decided to call it quits, shutting the faciility near Palm Beach that she opened just two years ago. That came four months after she closed an older location in Port St. Lucie, opened in 2017.
Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc

May 19, 2024 | flipboard.com | Lauren Coleman-Lochner |Melina Chalkia

Rudy Giuliani is still trying to sell his New York City apartment, slashes the price to $5.7 millionIt’s not exactly a fire sale, but an $800,000 price reduction is rather significant. Rudy Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City, is still trying …
Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc

May 19, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Lauren Coleman-Lochner |Melina Chalkia

(Bloomberg) -- For Filicia Porter, the insurance bills were the final straw. They’d been climbing steeply for her assisted-living business as Florida was battered with ever more-powerful storms, and eventually, the numbers stopped adding up.
Housing-Bond Sales Hit 10-Year High as Mortgage Rates Stay Lofty

Mar 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Melina Chalkia

(Bloomberg) -- State and local governments borrowed nearly $9 billion for affordable housing so far this year — the most for the period in at least a decade — as buying a home in the US remains expensive.
Housing-Bond Sales Hit 10-Year High as Mortgage Rates Stay Lofty

Mar 27, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Melina Chalkia

State and local governments borrowed nearly $9 billion for affordable housing so far this year — the most for the period in at least a decade — as buying a home in the US remains expensive. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s recent $425 million bond sale is expected to help more than 2,700 families get lower mortgages, said Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Sykes. Rhode Island Housing sold about $125 million of non-taxable bonds to aid first-time home buyers.