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International Financing Review March 7 2020 73

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EUROPEAN LEVERAGED LOANS

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Managing No of Total Share

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Source: Refinitiv SDC code: P10

1 JP Morgan 6 1,595.03 13.0

2 Deutsche Bank 7 1,359.89 11.1

3 SG 3 827.15 6.8

4 Goldman Sachs 4 723.02 5.9

5 Santander 4 646.28 5.3

6 Barclays 4 640.42 5.2

7 HSBC 4 605.59 4.9

8 Citigroup 3 536.11 4.4

9 BofA 3 518.23 4.2

10 UBS 2 481.22 3.9

Total 14 12,240.33

US LEVERAGED LOANS

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Managing No of Total Share

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Source: Refinitiv SDC code: P2

1 Citigroup 55 18,093.96 9.9

2 BofA 89 16,493.67 9.0

3 JP Morgan 66 16,044.12 8.8

4 Credit Suisse 44 13,308.95 7.3

5 Goldman Sachs 61 12,322.44 6.8

6 Wells Fargo 47 10,473.92 5.7

7 Jefferies 31 8,070.35 4.4

8 Morgan Stanley 31 7,223.97 4.0

9 RBC 37 7,088.40 3.9

10 Barclays 47 6,998.78 3.8

Total 252 182,477.46

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