For our second episode of the year, Hina & Sandeep are joined by. Marta Stojanova from European Leveraged Finance team where we discuss how upgrades outpaced downgrades since the start of 2021, new issuer activity and a deep dive on default rates for 2021 and expectations on 2022.

Our aim is to provide market participants with further advanced analytical insight into Corporate Credits, CLOs and Leveraged Finance deals, with S&P Global Ratings regular podcast, based on key features we're seeing in corporate credits and sectors that CLOs are exposed to.

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Please note this episode was recorded on 25th February 2022.