European leveraged finance and corporate finance advisory teams are gearing up for an increase in activity amid a flurry of syndicated loan deals.

Financing packages currently being syndicated include £550m to £600m backing the Carlyle Group's buyout of roadside assistance provider RAC, about €500m of loans backing Blackstone Group's takeover of outdoor clothing retailer Jack Wolfskin and about €1.3bn of financing backing Clayton, Dubilier & Rice's buyout of French electrical engineering company Spie, according to market participants.