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First Data, the first of the large PE deals seeking financing following the meltdown of the credit markets, placed $9.4 billion in loans yesterday. Supposedly, the amount of debt sold was nearly double the $5 billion banks targeted. Also, Oaktree Capital Management, BlackRock and Eaton Vance are forming funds to buy up some of this debt. The 400 bps banks have had to add on to yields are beginning to pique investor's interest.
What should also begin to be seen is that the amount of debt that needs to be placed should start coming down. News reports cite as much as $330 to $370 billion in loans need to be placed. However, this number seemed to grow as the credit-market meltdown fears hit the markets. Prior to the panic hitting a crescendo, $200 billion in leveraged loans and some $75 to $100 billion of high yield bonds were the target that needed to be sold.
However, take away First Data and TXU Corporation (NYSE: TXU), the two large deals being financed, and add to that Harman International Industries Incorporated (NYSE: HAR) and Sallie Mae that look like they might not get financed, and this number drops rather quickly. Plus add all the smaller deals that are not household names that will not get done and next thing you know this problem is being resolved.
Once again, free markets are correcting the problem that they created.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-28-2007 @ 11:02AM
chetalexander said...
Now that the taxpayer has come to the rescue of the crooks everything is o.k. so they can do it again. Crime pays. Big time.
9-28-2007 @ 11:43AM
William Martin said...
Yes crime does pay like #1 says but "what goes around comes around" so watch what happens to these crooks in their private lives from now on. It might surprise you.(like Ken Delay)