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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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    2016 – A Look Ahead in the Middle Market (Fourth of a Series)

    News reached us last week that a computer discovered the largest prime number known to exist. A “non-descript desktop” PC…

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    Taking the Plunge

    Investor confidence in publicly traded business development companies has eroded valuations markedly. Source: The Daily Shot

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 1/25/2016

    Will Aging Portfolios Still Drive PE Exits in 2016? One of the primary storylines behind the private equity sellers’ market…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 1/25/2016

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    Stat of the Week: Initial Jobless Claims

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 1/25/2016

    Libor floors, used to guarantee a minimum spread to investors in a low rate environment are now a major theme…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/25/2016

    Contact: Daniel Mena daniel.mena@spcapitaliq.com

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    Markit Recap – 1/18/2016

    The economies of Italy and China don’t appear to have much in common. Italy’s government would welcome a GDP growth…

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    Lead Left Interview - Adrian Docherty (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Adrian Docherty, who heads up BNP Paribas’ Bank Advisory team. His team helps…

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    2016 – A Look Ahead in the Middle Market (Third of a Series)

    One of the largest dinosaurs ever found debuted last week at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.…

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    Down Shift

    Leverage declined modestly, though almost two thirds of 4Q deals were 6x total leverage or higher. US Middle Market Leverage…

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    Stat of the Week: US Railroad Freight Traffic

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    Select Deals in the Market - 1/18/2016

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 1/18/2016

    Middle market lending failed to impress in 2015 as both the sponsored and non-sponsored markets were down roughly 30% year-over-year.…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 1/18/2016

    Is There a Glut of Private Equity Firms? Since the turn of the century, there has been a steady surge…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/18/2016

    Contact: Daniel Mena daniel.mena@spcapitaliq.com

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