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# Syndicated Bank Loan Market Summary - Week Ending 10/19/18

[Michael Pellerito](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pellerito/), October 22, 2018

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, October 12th - Friday, October 19th.  In the tables and charts below, you'll find:

1. [Top 10 Loan Price Winners](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary-oct-9-2018#winners)
2. [Top 10 Loan Price Losers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/oct-22-2018#Top10Losers)
3. [Average Bid Price](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/oct-22-2018#AvBidPX) (By industry sector)
4. [Market Sentiment](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary-oct-9-2018#Sentiment)
5. [Top Quote Volume Movers](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/oct-22-2018#Movers)
6. [Most Quoted Loans](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/oct-22-2018#MostQuoted)
7. [Bid and Offer Volume](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary-oct-9-2018-0#BidOfferVolume)
8. [Bid Offer Spread ](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/syndicated-bank-loan-market-summary/oct-22-2018#Spread) (By industry sector)

 

| **TOP 10 WINNERS** |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1W** |
| **1** | **SHERIDAN PRODUCTION PARTNERS I TL B2** | **3.52%** | **94.83** | **91.60** |
| **2** | **DOUGLAS HOLDING EUR TL B8** | **2.57%** | **80.01** | **78.00** |
| **3** | **PIER 1 TL B** | **2.32%** | **74.63** | **72.94** |
| **4** | **UNIVERSAL SERVICES TL** | **1.89%** | **99.70** | **97.85** |
| **5** | **SERVICE KING TL B** | **0.90%** | **96.22** | **95.36** |
| **6** | **REFRESCO HOLDING GBP TL B2** | **0.62%** | **99.55** | **98.94** |
| **7** | **DHX MEDIA TL B** | **0.39%** | **98.41** | **98.03** |
| **8** | **AIR METHODS TL** | **0.38%** | **91.12** | **90.77** |
| **9** | **ANCESTRY.COM TL B** | **0.36%** | **100.36** | **100.00** |
| **10** | **SIG COMBIBLOC GROUP EUR TL B** | **0.30%** | **101.06** | **100.75** |

- Showcases the top 10 loan "winners" based on the largest bid price increases for the period between 10/12/18 - 10/19/18

| **TOP 10 LOSERS** |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Rank** | **Loan** | **Chg** | **Price** | **Price - 1W** |
| **1** | **HILDING ANDERS EXT EUR TL B** | **-15.19%** | **82.27** | **97.00** |
| **2** | **CROSSMARK TL** | **-4.99%** | **49.53** | **52.13** |
| **3** | **LIGHTSQUARED EXIT 2ND LIEN TL** | **-4.57%** | **23.88** | **25.02** |
| **4** | **SKILLSOFT EXT 2ND LIEN TL** | **-3.45%** | **80.16** | **83.02** |
| **5** | **IQOR 2ND LIEN TL** | **-3.18%** | **74.90** | **77.36** |
| **6** | **SLV GROUP GMBH EUR TL B** | **-1.61%** | **83.58** | **84.95** |
| **7** | **FORTERRA TL** | **-1.54%** | **94.45** | **95.93** |
| **8** | **IHEART TL D** | **-1.13%** | **73.45** | **74.29** |
| **9** | **ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. TL B** | **-0.97%** | **99.43** | **100.41** |
| **10** | **TDC A/S TL B** | **-0.79%** | **100.07** | **100.86** |

- Showcases the top 10 loan "losers" based on the largest bid price decreases for the period between 10/12/18 - 10/19/18

 

 ![Avg Bid PX by Sector](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loan%20Summaries/2018-10-22/Avg%20Bid%20PX%20by%20Sector.png?width=640&name=Avg%20Bid%20PX%20by%20Sector.png)

- Displays the average loan bid price by sector for the period between 10/12/18 - 10/19/18 
    - Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

  

![Market Sentiment - Advancers vs. Decliners](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loan%20Summaries/2018-10-22/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 10/12/18 - 10/19/18

| **TOP QUOTE VOLUME MOVERS: THIS WEEK vs LAST WEEK** |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **PRIOR WEEK** | **THIS WEEK** | **INCREASE** | **% INCREASE** |
| **1** | **SIVANTOS EUR TL B** | **6** | **33** | **27** | **450%** |
| **2** | **VISTRA ENERGY TL B1** | **46** | **71** | **25** | **54%** |
| **3** | **VISTRA ENERGY TL B3** | **60** | **85** | **25** | **42%** |
| **4** | **VISTRA ENERGY TL B2** | **48** | **72** | **24** | **50%** |
| **5** | **NRG ENERGY TL B** | **58** | **82** | **24** | **41%** |
| **6** | **ALTICE FINANCING TL B** | **16** | **40** | **24** | **150%** |
| **7** | **CALPINE CORP TL B6** | **36** | **60** | **24** | **67%** |
| **8** | **AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS TL B** | **50** | **73** | **23** | **46%** |
| **9** | **APPLIED SYSTEMS TL B** | **57** | **80** | **23** | **40%** |
| **10** | **GARDNER DENVER TL B** | **58** | **80** | **22** | **38%** |

- Exhibits the loans with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 10/12/18 vs. the week ending 10/19/18

| **MOST QUOTED LOANS** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **RANK** | **TRANCHE** | **DEALERS** |
| **1** | **SKILLSOFT EXT TL** | **9** |
| **2** | **MISYS TL B** | **9** |
| **3** | **DELL TL B** | **9** |
| **4** | **BMC SOFTWARE TL B** | **9** |
| **5** | **ALLISON TRANSMISSION TL B** | **9** |
| **6** | **TRANSDIGM INC. TL F** | **9** |
| **7** | **NTL CABLE PLC TL K** | **9** |
| **8** | **RIVERBED TL B** | **8** |
| **9** | **INFOR TL B** | **8** |
| **10** | **ALBERTSONS TL B4** | **8** |

- Ranks the loans that were quoted by the highest number of dealers for the period between 10/12/18 - 10/19/18

 

 ![Bid and Offer Volume](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loan%20Summaries/2018-10-22/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 10/12/18 - 10/19/18

 

 ![Sector Bid Offer Spread](https://blog.solvefixedincome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sector%20Bid%20Offer%20Spread-3.png?width=640&name=Sector%20Bid%20Offer%20Spread-3.png)

- Displays the bid-offer spread by sector between 10/12/18 - 10/19/18 
    - Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

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