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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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August 12, 2026 
Coming Due
Between now and 2023 some $238 billion of middle market sponsored syndicated loans mature, peaking at over $14 billion by the second quarter of 2021.
Special Report: The Art of the Add-On
Beginning in October 2016 The Lead Left published a series of articles on add-on. This report consolidates those articles.
Leverage peaks in the middle market across capital structures in 1H17
With market conditions extremely heated, leverage levels have peaked across most capital structures in the middle market in 1H17. The…
Covenant Trends - Leverage Figures for M&A-Related Deals
Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview
PE is consistent, even against Russell
View PitchBook’s Research Note Here Is private equity performance consistent? Managers will tell you yes – according to marketing materials,…
How Big is the Middle Market? (Second of a Series)
To get a better handle on the total universe of middle market loans, let’s define what we mean by the…
Lead Left Interview - Ted Goldthorpe
This week we chat with Ted Goldthorpe, head of credit for BC Partners. Ted launched the BC Partners Credit business…
Taking Credit
Annual issuance of middle market sponsored loans has averaged just over $100 billion, though 2017 is running at a $140 billion pace.
Private Debt Intelligence - 7/24/2017
Private Debt Dry Powder Holds Steady [wpdm_package id=’13557′] As at the end of June 2017, private debt managers held more…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 7/24/2017
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - July 2017
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
How Big is the Middle Market? (Third of a Series)
Last week we looked at sponsored middle market loan volume to come up with an idea of how large the…