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Karis Hustad
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Reporter, 9fin
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By Alessandro Albano Verified, Ryan Daniel Verified, Karis Hustad Verified| 9fin@ This is our weekly newsletter on all things leveraged finance, from the latest trends to in-depth coverage, to people moves — sign up to get these updates in your inbox each week. And it’s 2018 all over again. Trump’s decision on Sunday evening to impose trade tariffs on the US’s closest allies triggered a wave of volatility across global financial markets, reminding investors what living under a potential trade war means.
By Ryan Daniel Verified, Karis Hustad Verified| 9fin@ This is our weekly newsletter on all things leveraged finance, from the latest trends to in-depth coverage, to people moves — sign up to get these updates in your inbox each week. If investors were really honest with themselves, most would admit to having no clue what DeepSeek was prior to this week — but, of course, that hasn’t stopped it from dominating discussions and column inches. As covered in our reaction piece here, it has largely been a story for stocks, specifically across the pond.
By Nicolle Liu Verified, Ryan Daniel Verified, Karis Hustad Verified| 9fin@ In the opening days of 2025, as the market stomachs a global bond selloff centred on the UK, the leveraged finance market has sprung to life with a modest wave of repricings and refinancings. “The pipeline looks slightly thinner right now — that's a reflection of lots of things happening in Q4 24 — people were pushing to get stuff done before Christmas," said a banker. We have at least five repricings in the market this week, mostly rated B and BB.
Company Info
9fin
9fin is a financial technology company focused on AI-powered debt market intelligence. It aims to modernize fixed income markets by improving data accessibility and analysis. The company centralizes credit analysis, market intelligence, and tools for winning mandates into a single platform, transforming outdated manual processes into a technology-driven ecosystem. The 9fin platform integrates generative AI to provide real-time market updates, advanced search capabilities, and agentic Q&A tools, streamlining credit analysis and decision-making. It covers various debt markets, including high-yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt, and asset-backed finance. By offering centralized access to critical credit information, 9fin enables faster analysis and reduces reliance on fragmented data sources. With nearly 200 global financial institutions as clients, including investment banks, asset managers, private equity, and law firms, 9fin has seen strong adoption of its services. The company recently raised $50 million to expand its AI-driven technology, reinforcing its commitment to providing smarter, faster intelligence in debt market analytics.
Founded: 2016