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Market sell-off late last year had raised hopes of extra protections for buyers
GSO tried to provide loan to back Advent takeover of Evonik’s acrylic sheets business
The peak of the market is just the time when defences should be raised
The key questions for investors in the coming week
Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing
FT Readers debate the possible dangers
Agricultural lender Norinchukin, burnt a decade ago by debt products, piles back in
Risky debt market is dominated by contracts that have investor protections ripped out
New dangers emerging in the credit markets should not be dismissed
At least for now.
FT readers give their feedback on our series about lenders outside conventional banking
Bank’s expanding role in arranging deal finance lands it in legal battle with client
An economist and a credit investor argue for and against the increase in this type of corporate borrowing
Deal worth $4.5bn suggests investors are keen to back risky buyouts — but at a premium
Risky companies pile on more debt with fewer safeguards, despite regulatory scrutiny
Data analytics group forced to sweeten terms of $2.5bn fundraising
Prolonged redemptions stall market’s recovery
Designers of CLOs say that structures are much safer than crisis-era cousins
Focus turns to central bank’s first meeting since December’s market turmoil
Financing of $6.9bn takeover of Dun & Bradstreet is a gauge of investor demand
How do weaker borrowers get their hands on credit?
Byzantine debt structures will lead to lengthy, litigious and very costly bankruptcies
Leveraged companies could be caught out as the threat of recession looms
