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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.

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    Alpha Bets

    CLO asset and liability spreads move in concert, down now below pre-Covid levels.

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    CLOs Revisited – Ratings, Risks, and Returns (Third of a Series)

    By blocking the Suez Canal last month, the Ever Given made headlines and created a massive shipping traffic jam. Three…

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    Will a lack of fuel derail private debt in the UK?

    A new survey highlights the importance of private debt in the UK market. But there are concerns over the weakness…

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    Borrowers and sponsors alike capitalize on opportunistic loan market

    Source: Debtwire Par Opportunistic deals have continued to flood the loan market in March, as a lack of new loan…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 4/5/2021

    Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    CLOs: A Vehicle Inspection Report

    “Anytime loan market technicals shift, there’s always a view that CLOs are the end of Western civilization as we know…

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    Secondary market levels continue to trend higher

    Prior to the pandemic, the average bid on the North America Overall-Market cohort of loans was in the 97.5 context,…

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    Quantifying style drift

    An upcoming PitchBook analyst note takes a look at GP style drift. It’s an important topic but a frustrating one…

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    Distribution of Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Addback Time Horizons (for Actions Resulting in Addbacks)

    (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

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    Special Report: SPACs – A Primer

    Beginning in November 2020 The Lead Left published a series of articles on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). This report consolidates those articles.

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    How will you spend your $1,400 stimulus check?

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    Select Deals in the Market - 3/29/2021

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    CLOs Revisited – Ratings, Risks, and Returns (Second of a Series)

    “The world has put all its Covid eggs into the vaccine basket. There is no Plan B.” – CLO manager.…

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    Triple A Service

    CLO liability spreads for the most creditworthy tranches have fallen below pre-Covid levels.

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    Stat of the Week: % People received Covid vaccine*

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 3/29/2021

    Private Debt Assets under Management by Geographic Focus, 2000 – 2020 [wpdm_package id=’44001′] While funds focusing on North America constitute…

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