This Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in syndicated Loans in leveraged financings. TLBs are an established feature in the US market and increasingly used in the European Lending market for institutional Investors.
This Practice Note explores the structure of a typical TLB facility and how it differs from that of traditional leveraged loans in Europe before looking at its key features.
This Practice Note assumes some knowledge of leveraged finance. For introductory information, see: Introductory guide to acquisition finance. For an explanation of common terms, see Practice Note: Glossary of acquisition finance terms and jargon.
The term 'Term Loan B' or 'TLB' is used in the lending market to refer to a tranche of senior secured credit facilities made available to a borrower that is designed to be syndicated in the institutional loan market. These are typically floating-rate term facilities with an actual or implied non-investment grade rating, a maturity of