Rob Mathews

May 23, 2024 | bakermckenzie.com | Rob Mathews |Benjamin Bierwirth |Mark Mandel |James Tanner

Welcome to the May edition of "In the Know", Baker McKenzie's leveraged finance newsletter that analyses significant trends and salient legal issues for participants in leveraged finance and high-yield markets around the globe. The US Securities Settlement is transitioning from a standard settlement cycle of "T+2" (two business days after a trade) to "T+1" (one business day) effective 28 May 2024.

Feb 7, 2024 | bakermckenzie.com | Rob Mathews |Adam B. Farlow

The Leveraged Finance market has witnessed the largest contraction over the past two years in over a decade but is the market expected to come back with a bang in 2024? Discover the impact of 2023 events on the leveraged finance market and read our ten predictions for 2024 in our concise annual report.

Feb 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Rob Mathews |Adam B. Farlow

To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. If you can't read this PDF, you can view its text here. Go back to the PDF. USAFebruary 7 2024After several record years in the high-yield bond and leveraged loan markets (both in terms of value and volume), 2023 largely followed 2022 with lower levels of activity. Market participants held off on financings in light of higher rates and macroeconomic volatility, and M&A activity continued to be subdued.

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 | 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.