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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.
Markit Recap – 9/19/2016
Having the distinction of being the widest constituent in the Markit iTraxx Europe is clearly one that most companies would…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis -9/19/2016
Lender Survey: Are you seeing cracks in your portfolio? Yes, we are seeing signs of cracks in credit quality in…
Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 9/19/2016
The Private Debt Universe in Asia-Pacific Preqin’s Private Debt Online tracks 152 Asia-Pacific-based private debt fund managers, of which 32 are located…
Average Free-and-Clear Tranche as a Multiple of PF EBITDA
vx 3weq Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - Sept 2016
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
Why Sponsors Matter (Second of a Series)
Last week we kicked off our special series examining the differences between lending to middle market companies and those backed…
Slow Flow
Loan volume for both sponsored and non-sponsored middle market transactions have generally slumped since 2014. Source: Thomson Reuters LPC
Lead Left Interview - Theodore L. Koenig (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Ted Koenig, president and CEO, Monroe Capital. Monroe is and has been a…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 9/19/2016
Recent consumer-focused PE vintages have a ways to go Consumer spending has been on the rise, but private equity managers…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/19/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Markit Recap – 9/12/2016
Credit risk has awakened from its summer slumber over the last couple of days with the CDX IG and iTraxx…
Why Sponsors Matter (First of a Series)
Our discussion last week of the Fed’s confusing position on interest rates drew a number of favorable comments. “This is…
Summer Slump
While last month’s loan volume seemed exceptionally slow, it was actually better than 2015’s level, and consistent with the past…










Why Sponsors Matter (Third of a Series)
In our continuing special series on the value of private equity sponsors, we turn our attention to what motivates a…