Accessing Leveraged Capital Markets – Part II

by Matt - December 17, 20180

Getting a Credit Rating for High Yield Bonds When debt issuers want to issue debt in a public offering1, they will need credit ratings from the three major credit rating agencies: Moody's, S&P and Fitch Ratings. Generally, investors like to see at least two, with Moody's being the gold standard when it

Accessing Leveraged Capital Markets – Part I

by Matt - December 11, 20180

Issuing High Yield Bonds For levered companies that do not fit the investment grade bucket, there are still robust capital markets options available for debt issuance through the leveraged finance divisions of global investment banks. As discussed in other leveraged finance posts, a large suite of buyers invest in high yield bonds

Introduction to Green Bonds

by Jaycee - November 20, 2018March 20, 20190

Debt Capital Markets - What is a Green Bond? Green bonds are debt securities that use the proceeds to fund sustainable and environmental-friendly projects. Given today's investor focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors - whether for political reasons or other ethical considerations, green bonds can be very attractive bond issuances

Introduction to High Yield Bonds

by Matt - October 21, 2018October 25, 20180

What Are High Yield Bonds? What separates investment grade and sub-investment grade? The answer is a designated credit rating by the mainstream credit rating agencies - Moody's, S&P and Fitch. Moody's is widely accepted to be the gold standard for rating agencies. The rating agencies will assign scores for corporates based on

Acquisition Finance: Bullet Debt

by Matt - March 4, 2018March 5, 20180

Acquisition Financing – Investment Grade Bonds, Private Placements, Term Loan B, High Yield Debt Bonds, notes and term loans for institutional investors are otherwise seen as much more permanent capital than bank debt and is not meant to be paid down opportunistically. Fixed income investors – which are a distinct group

Working in Treasury

by Matt - January 20, 2018February 18, 20180

Related: Interview with a Treasury Analyst What is Corporate Treasury? Treasury is the cash management function of the bank – it is responsible for cash inflows and cash outflows. Ideally, the treasury maximizes the cash inflows while minimizing the cash outflows via a variety of risk management solutions and opportune financing. Treasury

Debt Capital Markets Analyst and Associate Work

by Matt - November 26, 2017February 18, 20180

For the most part, DCM analysts and associates do the same thing, except the associate knows the process a lot better and is able to guide the analysts. Identifying Clients for DCM to Talk To DCM will usually have a rolling list of upcoming maturities to look at which companies to approach.

Interview with: Credit Rating Agency Analyst

by Karl - July 26, 2017March 5, 20180

Interview conducted with a director in corporate banking at a major bank What is the objective of a ratings agency and a credit rating? How do credit agencies get paid and who are the main players in the space? Is there a difference in compensation ranges for the various agencies? Rating agencies

Debt Capital Markets

What is Debt Capital Markets (DCM)? Back to Investment Banking Debt Capital Markets (DCM) is a financing group in Investment Banking which helps to connect debt issuers and debt investors depending on their respective needs pertaining to tenor/maturity, currency (issue in USD, CAD, GDP, CNY, JPY, EUR), coupon (fixed/floating), security/collateral, and other

Introduction to Convertible Securities

by Matt - December 12, 2016January 12, 20190

Convertibles are a widely used but somewhat esoteric avenue of finance for most students. Although covered in upper level fixed income classes, very few students go into investment banking thinking that they want to work in equity-linked markets - everyone wants to do Mergers & Acquisitions or Technology, Media &