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H2 25 US Leveraged Loans Covenant Trends Report

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LevFin

H2 25 US Leveraged Loans Covenant Trends Report

9fin's H2 2025 US Leveraged Loans Covenant Trends Report analyzes the full loan universe (144 deals) — giving teams defensible, structured visibility on where the market is clearing.

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Market Wraps

Excess Spread — Crypto bonds, end of a Century

13 Feb 2026

Market Wraps

Excess Spread — Crypto bonds, end of a Century

9fin | Excess Spread is our weekly newsletter, covering trends, deals and more in structured credit and ABF.

13 Feb 2026

News & Analysis

Empire Today and lenders re-hire advisors

12 Feb 2026

| US

News & Analysis

Empire Today and lenders re-hire advisors

Home furnishing company Empire Today brought on an advisor as it faces earnings pressure and depressed debt prices following a 2024 LME, according to 9fin sources.

12 Feb 2026

| US

Trend Reports

H2 25 US Leveraged Loans Covenant Trends Report

12 Feb 2026

| US

9Questions

9Questions — Michael Graham, AXA IM Core at BNP Paribas Asset Management — Outlook for 2026

12 Feb 2026

News & Analysis

Trinseo lenders preparing for potential Chapter 11

12 Feb 2026

| US

League tables

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League Tables

Private credit law firm league tables H2 and FY 25

European restructuring & LME law firm league tables 2025

28 Jan 2026

| Europe

League Tables

European private credit league tables Q4 25

14 Jan 2026

| US

Trend reports

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Trend Reports

H2 25 US Leveraged Loans Covenant Trends Report

12 Feb 2026

| US

Trend Reports

European leveraged loans 2025 — Repricing ourselves into the ground

19 Dec 2025

| Global

Trend Reports

European high yield 2025 — Walking through turbulence and coming out stronger

19 Dec 2025

| Global

Events

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Events & Webinars

Webinar replay — What to expect from Japan's snap election?

5 Feb 2026

| Global

Events & Webinars

Webinar replay — Credit series part 1 — Relative value in a tight-spread world

30 Jan 2026

| Global

Market wraps

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Market Wraps

Excess Spread — Crypto bonds, end of a Century

9fin | Excess Spread is our weekly newsletter, covering trends, deals and more in structured credit and ABF.

13 Feb 2026

Market Wraps

Asia weekly — China property debt… can we call it a comeback?

6 Feb 2026

| APAC

Market Wraps

US IG Wrap — Oracle kickstarts AI funding, BDCs widen on software worries

6 Feb 2026

| US

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9Questions

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9Questions

9Questions — Michael Graham, AXA IM Core at BNP Paribas Asset Management — Outlook for 2026

9fin | 9Questions is our Q&A series featuring key decision-makers in the corporate credit markets. This interview is with Michael Graham, AXA IM Core at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

12 Feb 2026

9Questions

9Questions — Georgie Merson, BlackRock — Risks and rewards for European credit in 2026

4 Feb 2026

| Europe

9Questions

9Questions — Sarah Paterson and Ed Couzens, Slaughter & May — Championing the RP

27 Jan 2026

| Europe

Podcasts

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Podcasts

Cloud 9fin — Turning working capital into liquidity with SLR’s Mitch Soiefer

9fin | On this episode, Anna Russi speaks with Mitch Soiefer, partner and head of lender finance at SLR Capital Partners, to unpack how working capital assets are being carved out of traditional credit agreements to keep capital flowing, and why these structures tend to show up late in the credit cycle.

11 Feb 2026

Podcasts

Cloud 9fin — Syndication Nation — The TLA-ming of the shrew

9fin | In this episode, deputy LevFin editor Sasha Padbidri sat down with reporter Yiwen Lu and senior reporter Sunny Oh, to discuss the resurgence of the so-called pro-rata market.

9 Feb 2026

Podcasts