A BMO-led banking group is attempting to relaunch an approximate $850 million leveraged loan to fund HIG Capital's acquisition of Converge Technology Solutions Corp., four months after being forced to fund the deal themselves due to market disruptions. The lenders are currently in talks with investors to offload the previously 'stuck' debt, though terms remain fluid, signaling ongoing efforts by banks to clear their balance sheets of committed but unsyndicated debt.
A banking syndicate led by Bank of Montreal is re-entering the market to syndicate an approximately $850 million leveraged loan, four months after being forced to fund the debt for H.I.G. Capital's buyout of Converge Technology Solutions Corp. themselves. The initial failure to syndicate, attributed to market disruption from tariffs, resulted in this 'hung debt' residing on the banks' balance sheets, a situation reflected in the negative sentiment score (-0.5) for BMO. The current attempt to offload this loan to investors, while indicative of potentially improving credit market conditions, remains uncertain as terms are still under negotiation. This event highlights the persistent balance sheet risk for underwriting banks holding committed capital from the recent M&A cycle and serves as a key test of current investor appetite for leveraged credit.
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