Babson Capital Europe Limited

19 May 2012

Babson Capital Europe

Babson Capital Europe is one of the leading investment managers of European sub-investment grade credit, specialising in:

  • senior secured loans
  • mezzanine loans
  • leveraged buyout (LBO) related high yield bonds

Babson Capital Europe offers experienced and expert management of sub-investment grade credit portfolios within the European LBO market. With €5.8 billion in assets under management, Babson Capital Europe is a true market leader and one of the largest European sub-investment grade credit fund managers.

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SPOTLIGHT

The Babson Capital Management LLC Market Update - 1st Quarter 2012 
March 2012

Equities along with high yield bonds and loans grabbed the headlines as the S&P 500 turned in its best first quarter performance since 1998.Generally better economic data in the U.S. combined with reduced levels of systemic risk as a result of Europe’s temporary solution to its sovereign debt crisis produced a notable rally in risk assets during the first quarter.

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European Loan Market Overview
March 2012

March saw prices of risk assets continue to rally, and despite the fourth consecutive positive month for the index; European loan spreads remain 125 bps wide to their long-run historical average and to the US loan market. Risk appetite on the whole remained healthy, supported by economic data that has been broadly positive.

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