Banks Pounce on M&A Revival With $100 Billion of Buyout Debt

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Debt bankers are finally getting what they’ve been waiting years for: the return of M&A and the lucrative financing that comes with it.Bankers are working on $100 billion of debt tied to leveraged buyouts, according to Bloomberg calculations. Around three-quarters of that was underwritten in recent months and is in the process of being sold to investors. The rest is for potential acquisitions in what’s proving to be a strong start to a year forecast to be a record for dealmaking.