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Global investment grade and high yield bond issuance rose year-on-year in 2025 as market conditions improved and are still supportive. https://t.co/zIQooThYIL

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Loan issuance in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions reached USD 6.48tn in 2025, the highest on record. This year’s issuance is 7.45% higher than last year’s record: https://t.co/IpAR0c3p4R

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Saks Global is eyeing filing for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas, bringing yet another high-profile case to the Houston court’s docket. https://t.co/fu8LqOwPK9

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A regime change in Venezuela may pose a challenge for the more than USD 20bn in hydrocarbon investments planned for Argentina’s the Vaca Muerta oil area. The case for ramping up investments in 2026 was already difficult, amid low international oil prices. https://t.co/paeoNfuHBM

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Early groundwork is taking place to allow collateralised loan obligation structures in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, according to market participants polled by Debtwire at Abu Dhabi Finance Week. https://t.co/6iix0nSvUN

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The buzz around private credit in CEEMEA intensified in 2025, as market participants forecast a continued growth in transactions driven by increased cooperation with banks next year. https://t.co/xCo2ZGEoqd

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CEEMEA distressed credit markets remained active in 2025, driven by African sovereign stress, corporate refinancing risk, and rising pre-emptive creditor engagement in the GCC. https://t.co/p4cR6qeINj

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Against a backdrop of tariff tensions, geopolitical instability and a tug-of-war over US monetary policy, CEEMEA issuers have tactfully surpassed previous years’ issuance records. https://t.co/zn1pn6OMzL

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US direct lending activity remained robust through the first nine months of 2025, with dealmaking volumes tracking slightly ahead of the comparable period in 2024 despite a complex economic backdrop. https://t.co/GR731EjM5P

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The ever-resilient loan market was once again forced to demonstrate its mettle this year, battling against a backdrop of lower global dealmaking, broader macroeconomic uncertainty and an exceptionally lucrative bond market. https://t.co/bkRKgJLHWS

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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store may have to consider turning to private equity for help as it remains under pressure following a failed rebranding effort. https://t.co/wCOwM9nILt

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Shariah-compliant home finance provider StrideUp plans to become a regular issuer in the UK’s RMBS market, as the firm looks to grow access to the Islamic finance market for the country’s four-million Muslim population. https://t.co/3NqQiJy0Xr

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The European Central Bank has pushed back on a sweeping package of proposals aimed at overhauling Europe’s securitisation regulation. https://t.co/QTkPqLbk43

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For once this author is the bearer of good news. Great news in fact: seasoned APAC turnaround professionals Kurt Metzger & Michael Nacson are finally home and recovering from their unnecessary stints in a Thai prison. https://t.co/LZcIaITPzj

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First Brands Group will soon have an examiner appointed to investigate purported fraud that led to billions in missing funds as part of its bankruptcy. https://t.co/HuZHcWcPT5

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What does the rise of artificial intelligence capabilities and federal funding shifts changes mean for the future of the municipal market? https://t.co/P6uQ8Q7BPL

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RealTruck is working with Evercore as the auto parts company grapples with tariff concerns and the industrywide fallout from the collapse of First Brands Group. https://t.co/EpQpaaJjkl

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Utility-scale solar developers are facing a cash crunch as financing necessary to complete projects dries up and construction costs continue to rise. https://t.co/31OURVqrb8

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The decisive victory of President Javier Milei’s party La Libertad Avanza in Argentina’s midterm elections will help advance its reform agenda. https://t.co/PhDS3ZlcT1

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An early investor in https://t.co/zLYZLKM9gs has filed a lawsuit in Texas against the rapidly growing company’s founders alleging they engaged in self-dealing and retaliated against him for exposing ongoing fraud. https://t.co/ngRu69PzC5