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Published on 10/29/2010 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank of America continues reign on top of leveraged loan league tables

• Leveraged loan issuance totals $52.493 billion in October

New York, Oct. 29 - Bank of America was once again number one on the leveraged loan league tables, bringing $8.944 billion in 30 deals, according to data compiled by Prospect News.

In second place in October was Deutsche Bank with $7.184 billion in eight deals and in third was JPMorgan with $7.001 billion in 21 deals.

October saw $52.493 billion of leveraged loans come to market, up from $47.85 billion in September.

Year to date, the leveraged loan market has seen $323.423 billion of new deals, whereas last year at this time, year to date issuance was $150.935 billion.

Bank of America has now been number one in the year-to-date rankings every month this year. It also placed first for 2009.

The Prospect News figures cover dollar-denominated deals in the United States for borrowers with $75 million or more of bank debt outstanding. Debtor-in-possession facilities are included. Credit for deals is divided among the lead arrangers.

U.S. market, dollar-denominated deals, all issuers

Year to date

2009 Comparables

LeadAmountNo.ShareRankAmountNo.Share
1Bank of America61.96221119.16%120.7299413.73%
2JPMorgan46.24214814.30%416.6365811.02%
3Deutsche Bank29.571699.14%85.276213.50%
4Credit Suisse19.840716.13%114.001122.65%
5Barclays19.210775.94%66.221174.12%
6Citigroup17.696415.47%75.600183.71%
7Wells Fargo16.235895.02%104.635333.07%
8Morgan Stanley11.229353.47%151.35180.89%
9Goldman Sachs10.541383.26%141.61781.07%
10GECC8.921542.76%95.211313.45%
Total323.423626150.935312
Average size:0.5170.484
October
2009 Comparables
LeadAmountNo.ShareRankAmountNo.Share
1Bank of America8.9443017.04%16.0891028.79%
2Deutsche Bank7.184813.69%70.99844.72%
3JPMorgan7.0012113.34%32.147610.15%
4Credit Suisse3.925117.48%41.53247.24%
5Citigroup3.19536.09%300.07510.35%
6UBS2.79785.33%260.11710.55%
7Wells Fargo2.203164.20%140.25431.20%
8Goldman Sachs2.12774.05%80.92754.39%
9Barclays1.48862.83%100.54732.59%
10Morgan Stanley1.34352.56%110.45432.15%
Total52.4939321.15043
Average size:0.5640.492
Prospect News Leveraged Loan Arranger Rankings
Criteria

• The tables include dollar-denominated deals offered in the United States and reported to Prospect News.

• Deals must be $75 million or bigger for inclusion.

• All loans are leveraged: either they are rated speculative-grade by Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's or, if unrated, the interest rate margin is 150 bps or higher.

• Includes amended and restated loans where the maturity or size is changed but not repricings.

• Offerings are included in the time period in which the bank meeting was held (if available), otherwise the earlier of settlement date or date reported to Prospect News.

• Numeric totals are for the number of deals (not tranches).

• DIP facilities are included; bridge loans are excluded.


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