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# Monthly Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary - January 2018

[Michael Pellerito](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pellerito/), February 05, 2018

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## Solve has aggregated and organized key trends derived from observable loan price data for the month of January 2018 versus December 2017.  In the tables and charts below, you'll find:

1. [Top 10 Loan Price Winners](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#winners)
2. [Top 10 Loan Price Losers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#Top10Losers)
3. [Average Bid Price](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#AvBidPX) (By industry sector)
4. [Market Sentiment](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#Sentiment)
5. [Top Quote Volume Movers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#Movers)
6. [Most Quoted Loans](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#MostQuoted)
7. [Bid and Offer Volume](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#BidOfferVolume)
8. [Bid Offer Spread ](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/monthly-feb-5-2018#Spread) (By industry sector)

 

| **TOP 10 WINNERS** |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1M** |
| **1** | **HARVEY GULF TL B** | **21.10%** | **44.85** | **37.04** |
| **2** | **LONGVIEW POWER EXIT TL B** | **19.06%** | **80.50** | **67.62** |
| **3** | **JCREW TL B** | **16.09%** | **69.75** | **60.08** |
| **4** | **INNOCOR 2ND LIEN TL** | **13.12%** | **90.50** | **80.00** |
| **5** | **PGS TL B** | **10.07%** | **91.29** | **82.93** |
| **6** | **SERTA SIMMONS 2ND LIEN TL** | **9.19%** | **93.09** | **85.26** |
| **7** | **AZURE MIDSTREAM TL B** | **7.24%** | **94.67** | **88.28** |
| **8** | **GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE TL** | **7.12%** | **82.76** | **77.26** |
| **9** | **COLE HAAN TL B** | **5.93%** | **97.61** | **92.15** |
| **10** | **GNC TL B** | **5.45%** | **88.87** | **84.27** |

- Showcases the top 10 loan "winners" based on the largest bid price increases for the period between 1/1/18 - 1/31/18

| **TOP 10 LOSERS** |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1M** |
| **1** | **DIXIE ELECTRIC TL B** | **-8.52%** | **53.06** | **58.00** |
| **2** | **LIGHTSQUARED EXIT 2ND LIEN TL** | **-3.71%** | **57.97 ** | **60.21 ** |
| **3** | **FLINT GROUP 2ND LIEN EUR TL** | **-2.91%** | **76.09 ** | **78.37 ** |
| **4** | **SCHUMACHER GROUP 2ND LIEN TL** | **-2.62%** | **93.06 ** | **95.56 ** |
| **5** | **HUDSON'S BAY TL B** | **-1.49%** | **96.32 ** | **97.77 ** |
| **6** | **BIOPLAN TL** | **-1.39%** | **95.78 ** | **97.14** |
| **7** | **MEDIQ INC EUR TL B** | **-1.28%** | **98.26 ** | **99.53 ** |
| **8** | **SUTHERLAND GLOBAL SVCS INC TL B** | **-1.20%** | **94.54 ** | **95.68 ** |
| **9** | **TRIDENT HEALTH TL B** | **-1.19%** | **78.55 ** | **79.50 ** |
| **10** | **ACOSTA TL B** | **-1.08%** | **86.64 ** | **87.59 ** |

- Showcases the top 10 loan "losers" based on the largest bid price decreases for the period between 1/1/18 - 1/31/18

 

 ![Average Bid PX By Sector.png](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loan%20Summaries/Monthly/2018-Jan/Average%20Bid%20PX%20By%20Sector.png?width=640&name=Average%20Bid%20PX%20By%20Sector.png)

 

- Displays the average loan bid price by sector for the period between 1/1/18 - 1/31/18 
    - Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

  

![Sentiment.png](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loan%20Summaries/Monthly/2018-Jan/Sentiment.png?width=640&name=Sentiment.png)

- Reveals the percent of loans increasing in price *(advancers)* vs. loans decreasing in price *(decliners)* for the period between 1/1/18 - 1/31/18

| **TOP QUOTE VOLUME MOVERS: THIS MONTH vs LAST MONTH** |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **PRIOR MONTH** | **THIS MONTH** | **INCREASE** | **% INCREASE** |
| **1** | **ON SEMI TL B** | **19** | **290** | **271** | **1426%** |
| **2** | **TELENET TL A** | **118 ** | **295 ** | **177 ** | **150% ** |
| **3** | **AVOLON TL B1** | **42 ** | **202 ** | **160 ** | **381% ** |
| **4** | **ALTICE FINANCING TL B** | **16 ** | **167 ** | **151 ** | **944% ** |
| **5** | **ESH HOSPITALITY TL B** | **88 ** | **215 ** | **127 ** | **144% ** |
| **6** | **MICROSEMI TL B** | **147 ** | **270 ** | **123 ** | **84% ** |
| **7** | **CLARIVATE ANALYTICS TL** | **41 ** | **162 ** | **121 ** | **295%** |
| **8** | **GATES GLOBAL TL B** | **136 ** | **254 ** | **118 ** | **87% ** |
| **9** | **SPRINGER NATURE TL B13** | **212 ** | **327 ** | **115 ** | **54% ** |
| **10** | **TRANSDIGM INC TL E** | **161 ** | **276 ** | **115 ** | **71% ** |

- Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the month ending 12/31/17 vs. the month ending 1/31/18
- Includes only loans outstanding

| **MOST QUOTED LOANS** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **DEALERS** |
| **1** | **DELL TL B** | **13** |
| **2** | **GARDNER DENVER TL B** | **11** |
| **3** | **INFORMATICA TL B** | **10** |
| **4** | **ABC SUPPLY TL** | **9** |
| **5** | **KRONOS TL B** | **9** |
| **6** | **NUMERICABLE TL B12** | **9** |
| **7** | **TRAVELPORT TL** | **9** |
| **8** | **JCREW TL B** | **9** |
| **9** | **GATES GLOBAL TL B** | **9** |
| **10** | **TELENET TL A** | **9** |

- Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers for the period between 1/1/18 - 1/31/18

 

![Bid and Offer Volume.png](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loan%20Summaries/Monthly/2018-Jan/Bid%20and%20Offer%20Volume.png?width=640&name=Bid%20and%20Offer%20Volume.png)

- Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer for the period between 1/1/18 - 1/31/18

 

![Sector Bid Offer Spread.png](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loan%20Summaries/Monthly/2018-Jan/Sector%20Bid%20Offer%20Spread.png?width=640&name=Sector%20Bid%20Offer%20Spread.png)

- Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 1/1/18 - 1/31/18 
    - Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

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