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Leveraged loan prices dropped sharply, with the biggest two-day decline in five years, according to Morningstar's LSTA index. The average loan is now priced at 95 cents on the dollar, the lowest since November 2023. Banks usually sell the loans they agree to provide before a deal closes, but with debt markets freezing up, they risk being stuck with the debt themselves, which is called 'hung debt.' This might happen with ABC Technologies' $900 million loan and $1.3 billion bond deal for its planned buyout of TI Fluid Systems (LSE:TIFS), which hasn't attracted enough investors.
A separate $2.35 billion loan-and-bond package for the acquisition of Patterson Companies (PDCO) is also facing headwinds. And it is not just buyouts that are being affected. Indeed, the broader credit market is also feeling the pressure from Trump's tariff plans, which have raised fears of a recession and pushed investors away from risky assets. For example, CEC Entertainment — the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese — has had trouble refinancing $660 million in junk debt. Another big refinancing plan that was worth more than $5 billion from Finastra Group Holdings also collapsed.
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