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US Leveraged Loans Return 2.46% to Investors YTD
The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned 0.79% in July and has gained an additional 0.35% through August…
BDC redemption requests remain elevated but show some signs of stabilization*
Looking at the 12 largest BDCs that offer investors the ability to redeem shares on a quarterly basis, redemption requests…
Lack of new issues clouds CLO market
It’s been boom time in the leveraged loan market but now that market has eased off, what are the implications…
Private credit - Signals, concerns, and manager selection
A conversation with Sonali Basak, Chief Investment Strategist at iCapital.
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