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Banks ramp up leveraged buyouts as interest rates fall

Private Equity Wire

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.

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

Private Equity Insights

are in talks to provide as much as $8 billion in financing for a buyout of DocuSign Inc. 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.

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Squire Patton Boggs adds leveraged finance Partner

Private Equity Wire

Hastings, who joins from Eversheds Sutherland, is a finance lawyer focused on leveraged and acquisition financing. His experience covers complex domestic and international transactions in support of M&A activity, leveraged buyouts, refinancing and distressed or opportunistic investments.

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New Report: Businesses Increasingly Choose Private Credit for Financing

American Investment Council

“The industry’s resilience and flexibility are filling market gaps and providing customized financing solutions. Private credit has become indispensable for businesses seeking financing, and is increasingly becoming their preferred option.” Currently, a substantial amount of “dry powder” – approximately $340.8

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

Private Equity Wire

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.

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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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Bain, Hellman & Friedman vying to acquire DocuSign -sources

Private Equity Insights

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. A spike in financing costs in the last two years made financing leveraged buyouts more expensive and big deals hard to clinch. billion).