The Unicrunch — Rise in tech M&A doesn’t lift all private credit boats

ECON’s draft amendments send positive signal to CLO market

9fin | Influential members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) have tabled draft amendments to the EU’s securitisation regulation (SECR), offering what sources describe as a constructive, though preliminary, signal for the CLO market.

INEOS comments weren’t very ESG, but were they crackers? — Analysis

9fin | INEOS boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Sky News interview this week (Wednesday, 11 February) did two things at once. It reignited an already febrile debate about immigration in the UK, and it resurfaced a long-running industrial argument about whether Europe has made itself uncompetitive through energy and climate policy.

Asia weekly — AI eats everyone’s lunch, Lunar New Year

US IG Wrap — Alphabet leads corporates to dominate market

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.

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.