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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.
SPACs - The Final Word
As we wrap up our special SPAC series, let’s take a look at the performance of these vehicles over time.…
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - January 2021
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
Percentage of New Issue First Lien Loans that Cleared with a J. Crew Trapdoor
Contact: Steven Miller
Volume surged in December, strong M&A tone carries into first week of 2021
Direct lenders established a new high watermark for volume in December, setting the tone for an aggressive first quarter in…
Stat of the Week: Do Institutional Investors Care about Climate Change? (% of Agree)
2020 buoyed by fourth quarter
PitchBook’s latest US PE Breakdown is around the corner. Our numbers suggest a massive jump in Q4 activity, bringing 2020…
Steady As She Goes
Last year was Exhibit A on how non-traded loans perform amid volatility relative to their liquid cousins.
Private Debt Intelligence - 1/4/2021
Private Debt Fundraising Slightly Slows in 2020 [wpdm_package id=’41358′] Since 2015, more than 200 private debt funds have been closing…
The LP view of 2021
Our annual study of investor sentiment finds optimism over future performance and an enthusiasm for distressed debt. Amid all the…
2020 US Syndicated loan volume at 10 year low amid pandemic
In a year overshadowed by a global pandemic, social unrest and a prolonged US election cycle, lenders pushed over US$1.5trn…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/4/2021
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Middle market rebound in Q3
PE activity saw a healthy rebound in Q3, which was expected, according to PitchBook’s just-released Q3 Middle Market Report. An…








The Value Props
We typically dedicate the new year’s first issue to reviewing the year gone by. Unfortunately when we emerged from the…