Each quarter William Blair surveys a broad spectrum of lenders on conditions in the market for middle-market leveraged credits. The survey focuses on what lenders saw and experienced in the previous quarter as well as their expectations for future periods. The results of the Q3 2021 survey, summarized in this newsletter, reflect an extremely aggressive debt financing landscape driven by robust M&A activity and continued improvement in market conditions over the course of the quarter.
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Record-Breaking M&A Activity Drives Robust Quarter in Leveraged Finance
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