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Banks ramp up leveraged buyouts as interest rates fall

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Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lending limits have also increased.

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Apollo makes move into bank-dominated high-grade debt market

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Private equity giant Apollo is making a push into the high-grade debt market, an area long controlled by traditional banks, steered by former UBS, Swiss Re, and the World Bank executive Jamshid Ehsani, who joined the firm in 2010, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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LBOs account for 42% of UK transactions in H1 2024, finds Houlihan Lokey 

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Leveraged buyout financings accounted for almost half (42%) of all UK transactions in H1 2024, compared with just 29% in H1 2023, according to the latest MidCapMonitor report by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey. Debt funds played a dominant role, financing 77% of completed deals during this period, while banks contributed 23%.

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PE firms look to banks and private lenders for €7.5bn Sanofi unit debt package

Private Equity Wire

Private equity firms including Advent International and Blackstone are approaching both banks and private lenders over debt packages of around €7.5bn ($8.16bn) to help finance a potential acquisition of Sanofi’s consumer health division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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JPMorgan, BofA In Talks to Finance $13 Billion DocuSign Buyout

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and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. has been leaning toward a financing package provided by banks for its potential buyout of Cotiviti Inc.

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White & Case adds Partner to global debt finance practice 

Private Equity Wire

Global law firm White & Case is expanding its global debt finance practice and has appointed Lauren Winter, who has joined from Shearman & Sterling where she was Counsel, as a Partner in London. White & Case has dedicated bank lending, private credit & direct lending and borrower finance teams.

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Ares Raises $1.7 Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund

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billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6