--- title: Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary - Week Ending 5/4/18 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 5/4/18](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018) Written by [Michael Pellerito](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/author/michael-pellerito) | May 7, 2018 12:39:44 PM Solve Advisor's **weekly loan newsletter** highlights trends in the Syndicated Bank Loan market. ***Want to receive Solve's Bank Loan summaries in your inbox directly?***   ***Want free access to Real-Time Composite pricing and trends within the market for Syndicated Bank Loans?***   ## Solve has aggregated and organized key trends derived from observable loan price data for the period between Friday, April 27th - Friday, May 4th.  In the tables and charts below, you'll find: 1. [Top 10 Loan Price Winners](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#winners) 2. [Top 10 Loan Price Losers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#Top10Losers) 3. [Average Bid Price](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#AvBidPX) (By industry sector) 4. [Market Sentiment](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#Sentiment) 5. [Top Quote Volume Movers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#Movers) 6. [Most Quoted Loans](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#MostQuoted) 7. [Bid and Offer Volume](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#BidOfferVolume) 8. [Bid Offer Spread ](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018?hs_amp=true#Spread) (By industry sector)   | **TOP 10 WINNERS** | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1W** | | **1** | **CUMULUS MEDIA TL** | **3.48%** | **87.49** | **84.55** | | **2** | **MURRAY ENERGY TL B2** | **2.68%** | **90.89** | **88.52** | | **3** | **WESCO AIRCRAFT TL B** | **2.13%** | **99.28** | **97.21** | | **4** | **RENTPATH TL** | **1.86%** | **91.99** | **90.31** | | **5** | **MCDERMOTT TL B** | **1.45%** | **100.56** | **99.13** | | **6** | **AMERICAN TIRE TL B** | **1.34%** | **88.08** | **86.92** | | **7** | **PSC TL B** | **0.89%** | **100.66** | **99.77** | | **8** | **US RENAL CARE TL** | **0.80%** | **99.93** | **99.14** | | **9** | **UTEX TL B** | **0.75%** | **98.99** | **98.25** | | **10** | **FIELDWOOD ENERGY EXIT TL** | **0.70%** | **100.74** | **100.04** | - Showcases the top 10 loan "winners" based on the largest bid price increases for the period between 4/27/18 - 5/4/18 | **TOP 10 LOSERS** | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1W** | | **1** | **BELK TL B** | **-7.61%** | **78.51** | **84.97** | | **2** | **GULF FINANCE TL B** | **-5.71%** | **85.62** | **90.81** | | **3** | **LIGHTSQUARED EXIT 2ND LIEN TL** | **-5.18%** | **25.08** | **26.45** | | **4** | **NBTY 2ND LIEN TL** | **-4.81%** | **77.21** | **81.11** | | **5** | **VERITAS TL B1** | **-3.29%** | **95.44** | **98.68** | | **6** | **PROGREXION TL** | **-2.50%** | **97.36** | **99.86** | | **7** | **MISYS 2ND LIEN TL** | **-2.23%** | **96.70** | **98.90** | | **8** | **ARBOR CAP INC TL B** | **-2.06%** | **99.41** | **101.50** | | **9** | **CTI FOODS TL** | **-1.49%** | **89.21** | **90.56** | | **10** | **DUEMMEN ORANGE EUR TL** | **-1.44%** | **91.76** | **93.11** | - Showcases the top 10 loan "losers" based on the largest bid price decreases for the period between 4/27/18 - 5/4/18       - Displays the average loan bid price by sector for the period between 4/27/18 - 5/4/18 - 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 4/27/18 - 5/4/18   | **TOP QUOTE VOLUME MOVERS: THIS WEEK vs LAST WEEK** | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **PRIOR WEEK** | **THIS WEEK** | **INCREASE** | **% INCREASE** | | **1** | **BMC SOFTWARE TL B1** | **0** | **32** | **32** | **N/A** | | **2** | **NOMAD FOODS TL B** | **35** | **61** | **26** | **74%** | | **3** | **JAGUAR HOLDING CO I TL** | **34** | **59** | **25** | **74%** | | **4** | **COTY TL B** | **17** | **40** | **23** | **135%** | | **5** | **DOLE FOOD TL B** | **19** | **40** | **21** | **111%** | | **6** | **MICRO FOCUS TL B3** | **29** | **48** | **19** | **66%** | | **7** | **SYNEOS TL B** | **12** | **31** | **19** | **158%** | | **8** | **US SILICA CO TL B** | **2** | **20** | **18** | **900%** | | **9** | **PRESTIGE BRANDS TL B** | **13** | **30** | **17** | **131%** | | **10** | **OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES SA TL B1** | **38** | **55** | **17** | **45%** | - Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 4/27/18 vs. the week ending 5/4/18   | **MOST QUOTED LOANS** | | | | --- | --- | --- | | **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **DEALERS** | | **1** | **DEL MONTE FOODS CO TL** | **10** | | **2** | **BMC SOFTWARE TL** | **10** | | **3** | **INEOS FIN TL B** | **10** | | **4** | **ALLISON TRANSMISSION TL B** | **10** | | **5** | **FULLBEAUTY TL** | **9** | | **6** | **DELL TL B** | **9** | | **7** | **NTL CABLE PLC TL K** | **9** | | **8** | **REYNOLDS GROUP TL B** | **8** | | **9** | **ALTICE FINANCING TL B** | **8** | | **10** | **ALLIANT HLDGS I INC TL B** | **8** | - Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers for the period between 4/27/18 - 5/4/18   - Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer for the period between 4/27/18 - 5/4/18   - Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 4/27/18 - 5/4/18 - Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors  ***Want free access to Real-Time Composite pricing and trends within the market for Syndicated Bank Loans?***   ***If you would like to see additional information, or if you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [info@solveadvisors.com](mailto:info@solveadvisors.com) or 646-699-5041.***   [View full post](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/may-4-2018) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Michael Pellerito" }, "dateModified" : "2018-05-07T12:39:44.976Z", "datePublished" : "2018-05-07T12:39:44Z", "headline" : "Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary - 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