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Jakema Lewis

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New York
As seen in: LCD (Leveraged Commentary & Data), PitchBook, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Finance Canada, S&P Global, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Energy Evolution, American Banker, The Bond Buyer, Mergers & Acquisitions
Reporter for @lcdnews, covering high-yield bonds.

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Jakema Lewis’s Biography

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I am a financial journalist focused on primary market activity for US high-yield corporate bonds. Previously, I covered distressed situations, lending, turnarounds and bankruptcy for Mergers & Acquisitions.
My experience is primarily comprised of capital markets beats, including U.S. corporate high yield bonds, traditional private placement debt, and asset securitization. I also covered the investment decisions of U.S. defined-benefit pension funds for nearly a decade.

Jakema Lewis’s Journalist Portfolio

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Sears' Liquidity Plan is Just 'Treading Water'

Sears' Liquidity Plan is Just 'Treading Water'

Sears Holding Corp. 's (Nasdaq: SHLD) recently announced plans to sell assets, close stores and enhance liqui…

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Men's Wearhouse, which has suffered financially since its 2014 acquisition of Jos. A. Bank, created a new hol…

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Supreme Court Takes Second Look at Second Liens

Supreme Court Takes Second Look at Second Liens

Bank of America is asking the Justices to overturn lower-court rulings that mortgage loans with a secondary l…

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Report Touts Top Public Pension PE Returns

Report Touts Top Public Pension PE Returns

Large pension plans that allocate capital to private equity are finding that returns in the asset class outpe…

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SEC Unveils Consulting Industry Faux Pas

SEC Unveils Consulting Industry Faux Pas

The findings of an 18-month Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into possible conflicts of inter…

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How CIFC is Getting "Skin in the Game"

How CIFC is Getting "Skin in the Game"

CLO manager CIFC Corp. is tackling the impending risk retention rule head on by raising its own capital.

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Articles

Frenzied pace of high-yield bond issuance continues, fueled by AI

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By Jakema Lewis Verified, John Atkins
| Yahoo Finance Canada Verified
Taps are wide open in the high-yield primary market after an AI-fueled deluge drove $40 billion of April issuance, the most since last September ($55.3 billion) and the second-highest monthly total since the go-go days of 2021. Borrowers are satisfying an array of funding needs, but the AI urgency is palpable.
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Frenzied pace of high-yield bond issuance continues, fueled by AI

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By John Atkins, Jakema Lewis Verified
| PitchBook Verified
Taps are wide open in the high-yield primary market after an AI-fueled deluge drove $40 billion of April issuance, the most since last September ($55.3 billion) and the second-highest monthly total since the go-go days of 2021. Borrowers are satisfying an array of funding needs, but the AI urgency is palpable.
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Frenzied pace of high-yield bond issuance continues, fueled by AI

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By Jakema Lewis Verified, John Atkins
| Yahoo Finance Verified
Taps are wide open in the high-yield primary market after an AI-fueled deluge drove $40 billion of April issuance, the most since last September ($55.3 billion) and the second-highest monthly total since the go-go days of 2021. Borrowers are satisfying an array of funding needs, but the AI urgency is palpable.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering asset-based securitization for the Asset Sales Report.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

A single tweet or post can swing the pendulum and spread news quickly, but the source of the news must be considered.