European High Yield March 2026 Wrap-Up: Special Situations Make Waves as Primary Issuance Well Runs Dry

European High Yield March 2026 Wrap Up

European High Yield March 2026 Wrap-Up: Special Situations Make Waves as Primary Issuance Well Runs Dry

Kirsten Heenan, J.D.: Senior Covenant Analyst - Covenant Review

9 April 2026

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  • How collapsing primary issuance shifted market focus toward special situations and secondary trading activity.
  • What recent amend and extend transactions reveal about evolving bondholder protections and consent dynamics.
  • Why liability management techniques are becoming central to navigating stressed European high yield issuers.
  • How the European High Yield March 2026 Wrap Up highlights precedent setting restructurings shaping future negotiations.
  • Which covenant features and legal frameworks may influence outcomes for issuers facing near term maturities.

European high yield new issuance hit a seven-month low in March according to data from LevFin Insights. The cross-border LBOs from Electronic Arts and Sealed Air did include euro-denominated tranches, but otherwise, the primary issuance well ran dry. However, there were plenty of waves being made in special situations and the secondary market. A pair of issuers, Maxeda and Isabel Marant, implemented consensual A&Es with more than 95% and 98% bondholder support in March. As far as less harmonious restructurings go, March also saw further developments in Selecta’s ongoing litigation when the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by minority bondholders unhappy with the company’s aggressive LMT completed in 2025.

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