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Will the CLO market continue to consolidate at its current pace?
Yes
No
Will 2010 beat 2009 for high yield bond issuance?
Yes
No
Are exit financings for bankrupt companies getting too risky?
Yes
No
Several deals were pulled from the junk bond primary market last week. What does this mean for the high yield market?
It's slowing down but will maintain a healthy pace.
It will slow to a trickle.
It's crash and burn time. Head for the hills.
What do investors want most in exchange for a price reduction on an existing loan?
Call Protection
Libor Floor
Amendment Fee
Honestly? All of it.
The infamous wall of speculative-grade maturitiesestimated at around $700 billionwill hit between 2012 and 2014. Will the market welcome these companies to the refinancing table?
Yes, well get through it
No, only the bankruptcy lawyers will win
Are high yield spreads at an appropriate risk/reward level?
Yes
No
The high yield primary market experienced its busiest week ever for the week ending Jan. 15. How would you describe the current junk bond market?
Healthy
Frothy
Any Deal Goes
How much of the high yield loan and bond new issuance in Q1 will fund M&A deals?
More than half
Less than half
25% or less, refinancing will still rule
What is most likely to happen in 2010?
Junk bond spreads drop below 400
A record-breaking mega-LBO
New CLO issuance
Pigs fly
New high yield bonds reached their second-highest annual total on record this year, according to ThomsonReuters. When will we see a significant drop in new junk bond issues?
Q1 2010
Q2 2010
Not until the second half of 2010
Will the market see new CLOs launch in the first half of 2010?
Yes
No
What is #1 on your wish list this holiday season?
An end to bonds and loans being used to pay dividends
Fewer defaults
Tighter covenants
Lower unemployment
Will high yield bonds or leveraged loans bring better returns over the next year?
High yield bonds
Leveraged loans
What are you most thankful for this year?
Busy high yield bond market
Slowly returning leveraged loan market
Firms starting to rehire leveraged finance executives
Revised default rate projections