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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.
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 2/22/2016
Despite significant market volatility, PE shops are moving full speed ahead on select mega deals in 2016. While the dataset…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/22/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spcapitaliq.com
Markit Recap – 2/15/2016
The shrinking of balance sheets has become a common theme in recent years, particularly in the financial sector. Investors are…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 2/15/2016
Discounts on first-lien institutional term loans haven’t been this wide since 2011. The average original issue discount (OID) is 98.02…
Tale of Two Markets
The volume of institutional leveraged loans in the US is over six times as large as that of Europe on…
Lead Left Interview - Kathryn Dick (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Kathryn Dick, Managing Director, Promontory Financial Group. Kathy advises clients on regulatory issues,…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 2/15/2016
2015 Sees U.S. PE Fundraisers Slow Down U.S. private equity fund managers have had a fair measure of success lately.…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/15/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spcapitaliq.com
Markit Recap – 2/8/2016
European credit markets, led by the banking sector, have seen risk escalate over the past several weeks with the Markit…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 2/8/2016
Despite hopes that 2016 would start off on stronger footing than 2015 closed, market volatility intensified in January. The Merrill…
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - Feb 2016
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com










A Review of European Direct Lending (First of a Series)
Over the years the US has been by far the dominant supplier of leveraged loans globally. (See our Chart of…