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title: Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary - Week Ending 12/8/17
description: Solve's Bank Loan Market Summary provides insight into trends within the overall market as well as certain sectors, ranks loan winners and losers, & more!
---

[Solve Advisors Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summaries](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary)

# [Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary - Week Ending 12/8/17](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017)

 Written by [Michael Pellerito](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/author/michael-pellerito) | Dec 11, 2017 3:10:59 PM

Solve Advisor's **weekly loan newsletter** highlights trends in the Syndicated Bank Loan market.

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## Solve has aggregated and organized key trends derived from observable loan price data for the period between Friday, December 1st- Friday, December 8th.  In the tables and charts below, you'll find:

1. [Top 10 Loan Price Winners](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#winners)
2. [Top 10 Loan Price Losers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#Top10Losers)
3. [Average Bid Price](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#AvBidPX) (By industry sector)
4. [Market Sentiment](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#Sentiment)
5. [Top Quote Volume Movers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#Movers)
6. [Most Quoted Loans](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#MostQuoted)
7. [Bid and Offer Volume](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#BidOfferVolume)
8. [Bid Offer Spread ](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/dec-11-2017?hs_amp=true#Spread) (By industry sector)

 

| **TOP 10 WINNERS** |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1W** |
| **1** | **LANDS END TL B** | **5.79%** | **87.50** | **82.71** |
| **2** | **SOUTHEAST POWERGEN LLC TL B** | **3.19%** | **95.45** | **92.50** |
| **3** | **JCREW TL B** | **2.98%** | **62.01** | **60.22** |
| **4** | **AVAYA TL B7** | **2.17%** | **77.96** | **76.31** |
| **5** | **ADVANTAGE SALES 2ND LIEN TL** | **2.06%** | **89.46** | **87.66** |
| **6** | **SKILLSOFT EXT 2ND LIEN TL** | **1.95%** | **90.02** | **88.30** |
| **7** | **DIXIE ELECTRIC TL B** | **1.89%** | **54.00** | **53.00** |
| **8** | **INTERNET BRANDS 2ND LIEN TL** | **1.70%** | **100.24** | **98.57** |
| **9** | **REVLON GROUP INC TL B** | **1.63%** | **75.74** | **74.53** |
| **10** | **CUNNINGHAM LINDSEY TL B** | **1.55%** | **99.52** | **98.00** |

- Showcases the top 10 loan "winners" based on the largest bid price increases for the period betweend 12/1/17 - 12/8/17

| **TOP 10 LOSERS** |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1W** |
| **1** | **GNC TL B** | **-9.46%** | **85.88** | **94.86** |
| **2** | **PHILLIPS PET TL** | **-8.85%** | **70.16** | **76.97** |
| **3** | **SERTA SIMMONS 2ND LIEN TL** | **-7.99%** | **84.83** | **92.20** |
| **4** | **ISOLA TL B** | **-5.12%** | **55.65** | **58.65** |
| **5** | **FLINT GROUP 2ND LIEN EUR TL** | **-4.77%** | **79.90** | **83.90** |
| **6** | **EASTMAN KODAK EXIT TL** | **-2.74%** | **87.02** | **89.48** |
| **7** | **SMS SYSTEMS TL** | **-2.54%** | **85.46** | **87.69** |
| **8** | **LIGHTSQUARED EXIT 2ND LIEN TL** | **-1.92%** | **60.10** | **61.27** |
| **9** | **EPIC HEALTH TL** | **-1.45%** | **98.00** | **99.44** |
| **10** | **NUMERICABLE TL B11** | **-1.37%** | **96.51** | **97.85** |

- Showcases the top 10 loan "losers" based on the largest bid price decreases for the period betweend 12/1/17 - 12/8/17

 

 

 

- Displays the average loan bid price by sector for the period between 12/1/17 - 12/8/17 
    - Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

  

 

- Reveals the percent of loans increasing in price *(advancers)* vs. loans decreasing in price *(decliners)* for the period between 12/1/17 - 12/8/17

| **TOP QUOTE VOLUME MOVERS: THIS WEEK vs LAST WEEK** |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **PRIOR WEEK** | **THIS WEEK** | **INCREASE** | **% INCREASE** |
| **1** | **VANTIV INC TL B3** | **42** | **67** | **25** | **60%** |
| **2** | **VANTIV INC TL B4** | **45** | **69** | **24** | **53%** |
| **3** | **IMS HEALTH TL B1** | **10** | **34** | **24** | **240%** |
| **4** | **GNC TL B** | **38** | **58** | **20** | **53%** |
| **5** | **VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS TL F1** | **12** | **30** | **18** | **150%** |
| **6** | **KINOVE TL B** | **15** | **32** | **17** | **113%** |
| **7** | **VANTIV INC TL A** | **18** | **34** | **16** | **89%** |
| **8** | **GATES GLOBAL TL B** | **20** | **36** | **16** | **80%** |
| **9** | **MICROSEMI TL B** | **20** | **35** | **15** | **75%** |
| **10** | **PACKERS HOLDINGS TL B** | **2** | **16** | **14** | **700%** |

- Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 12/1/17 vs. the week ending 12/8/17

| **MOST QUOTED LOANS** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **DEALERS** |
| **1** | **GRIFOLS WORLDWIDE TL B** | **11** |
| **2** | **DELL TL B** | **10** |
| **3** | **COMMERCIAL BARGE TL** | **9** |
| **4** | **RIVERBED TL B** | **9** |
| **5** | **SOLARWINDS INC TL** | **9** |
| **6** | **INFOR TL B** | **9** |
| **7** | **KRONOS TL B** | **9** |
| **8** | **AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS TL** | **9** |
| **9** | **JAGUAR HOLDING CO I TL** | **9** |
| **10** | **GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TL B** | **9** |

- Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers for the period between 12/1/17 - 12/8/17

 

- Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer for the period between 12/1/17 - 12/8/17

 

- Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 12/1/17 - 12/8/17 
    - Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

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