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Moody's: EMEA leveraged loans start strong, tripling January 2016 issuance to post-crisis high

London, 16 February 2017-- Europe, Middle East and Africa leveraged finance markets began 2017 very strongly by posting the highest issuance volumes since the 2008 financial crisis with leveraged loan markets leading the way, says Moody's Investors Service in an update to the markets published today. Leveraged loan volumes hit their highest monthly level since the financial crisis with $20.5 billion, more than three times the $5.9 billion recorded in January 2016. High-yield...
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