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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 – 5/9/2016
iTraxx net notional spikes post-ECB QE decision The prospect of the ECB buying up corporate bonds, potentially squeezing supply in…
Lead Left Interview - Ned Music and Fenton Burgin
This week we chat with Deloitte’s Ned Music and Fenton Burgin. Mr. Music is an SVP in the US firm’s…
Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 5/9/2016
Private Debt Industry Set for Growth in Germany Lending to Germany-based companies by private debt funds has typically been hindered…
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - May 2016
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
Pipeline Pique
With one month of the second quarter behind us, the forward calendar for all syndicated loans remains below last year’s…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 5/9/2016
U.S. PE firms pull back in Canada Last year saw a decade high of 201 U.S.-headquartered private equity firms invest…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/9/2016
The share of unitranche financings in the Mittelstand leveraged loan market has risen to 22% of of total issuance on…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 5/9/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Markit Recap – 5/2/2016
April saw a continued positive shift in the difference between credit default swap (CDS) spreads and cash spread equivalent, known…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/2/2016
Lender Survey: Are you seeing cracks in your portfolio? Yes, we are seeing signs of cracks in credit quality in…
Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 5/2/2016
Investor Appetite for Private Debt For the first time in the history of the private debt asset class, investors surveyed…
Private Credit and Business Cycles (First of a Series)
Just when we thought we were out of the economic woods with a strong report on April jobless claims (lowest…
Lead Left Interview - Art Penn (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Art Penn, Founder and Managing Partner, PennantPark. PennantPark Investment Advisers– founded in 2007…











Private Credit and Business Cycles (Second of a Series)
Timing in private credit investing is an important part of decision making for asset managers. Having a view on where…