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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, AI, and the Fed: Mickey Levy's outlook for the rest of 2026
A conversation with Mickey Levy, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
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PE exit activity
Exit value fell to $102.6 billion in the second quarter—down 46.3% from the prior quarter and 7.4% YoY—while exit count dropped to 353, a 14.1% quarterly decline and a 5.4% rise against Q2 2025.
US BSL and MM CLO Performance Held Stable in July 2026
In July 2026, portfolio credit quality in reinvesting Fitch-rated U.S. BSL CLOs remained broadly stable from June. Net portfolio losses held at 0.5%. The Fitch weighted average rating factor also held at 23.1. The Fitch weighted average recovery rate declined slightly by 0.1%, while the weighted average spread fell by 0.01%.
Middle market debt held by BDCs vs High yield vs Treasury yields
The blue line is the dividend yield of the VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD), currently at 11.4% as of 14…
Business of Private Credit: Coming Home
Much attention has been paid to the suitability of Matt Damon in the lead role as the wily Odysseus in this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster.