Syndicated Loans and Leveraged Finance



The LyondellBasell refinery in Houston

European investors fear LyondellBasell bankruptcy

5 January 2009

Chemicals group LyondellBasell is on the brink of becoming the first major international company to default on its syndicated loans this year, after failing to repay part of a facility due yesterday (Sunday). read more »



EuroWeek’s Tessa Wilkie reporting from Euromoney Leveraged Finance Conference, Barcelona

   At the Euromoney leveraged finance conference in Barcelona two months ago, EuroWeek’s Tessa Wilkie asked investors, bankers and private equity officials for their views on the future of leveraged finance. Click here to see what some of the top players in this industry in Europe have to say about how leveraged finance models are changing, the outlook for defaults and what’s in store for the high yield bond market. read more »

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