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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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    Stat of the Week: Monthly US institutional Leverage Loan Market Default Rate (%)

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 2/1/2021

    Deal Activity Continued to Decline over 2020 [wpdm_package id=’42289′] Private debt deal activity slowed over 2020. A total of 780…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 2/1/2021

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    Which sector will be most attractive in 2021?

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    2020: A Year of Surprises (Part Four)

    We continue our special series with the fourth of “Five Biggest Private Capital Surprises of 2020”: Surprise #4: Which Industries…

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    Hot Spots

    Reflecting investors’ preference for defensive sectors, business services led all industries for loans recently launched.

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    Views from the investor frontline

    Distress, recession and mature markets are all front of mind for LPs keeping the faith in private debt. Our latest…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/1/2021

    Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    US sponsored middle market direct lending volume reached US$71bn in 2020

    According to Refinitiv LPC data, the US direct lending middle market totaled US$71bn in loan volume last year, 18% lower…

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    Correlation Nation: Private Credit...and Everything Else

    We continue our special series with the second of our “Five Biggest Private Capital Surprises of 2020:” Surprise #2: Non-Correlated…

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    Special Report: Private Credit – Better than Ever

    Beginning in August 2020 The Lead Left published a series of articles on the state of private credit in a COVID environment. This report consolidates those articles.

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    Stat of the Week: Cumulative COVID vaccination doses administered (%)

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    -6.2% Q1 performance for private debt

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private debt performance struggled in Q1, according to PitchBook’s just released Global Private Debt Report. Globally, private…

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    Percentage of Loans that Allow Uncapped Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Adjustments

    Contact: Steven Miller

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    Select Deals in the Market - 1/25/2021

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    What should be the top priority under the new government administration?

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