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Business of Private Credit: Safety, Not Size
Even the best credit managers have loans that go bad. What separates them from everyone else is the history and experience they bring to working these problems out.
The Pulse of Private Equity - 11/23/2015
Canadian Deal Flow Strong, Bolstered by Investor Interest in Middle Market Canadian private equity activity has remained heightened throughout 2015,…
In Recovery
Counterintuitively, recent data from an S&P study show recoveries for first-lien term loans improved only modestly with additional debt capital…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 11/23/2015
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Markit Recap – 11/16/2015
Emerging market credit has had a volatile second half (H2) in 2015. Falling commodity prices, slowing global trade and a…
Risk/Return Rising
Halfway through the 4Q, middle market deals are showing sharp increases in both leverage and yield. Source: Thomson Reuters LPC;…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 11/16/2015
U.S. CLO assets under management (AUM) have edged higher recently to $417 billion, while European CLOs are at €65 billion.…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 11/16/2015
U.S. Interest in Canada Remains Strong For the fifth straight year in a row, the number of unique U.S. private…
Lead Left Interview - Mickey D. Levy
This week we chat with Mickey D. Levy, chief economist of the Americas and Asia, Berenberg Capital Markets. Mickey is…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 11/16/2015
Contact: Daniel Mena daniel.mena@spcapitaliq.com
Markit Recap – 11/9/2015
This week Goldman Sachs announced the closure of its dedicated Bric (Brazil, Russia, China and India) fund after nearly ten…
Special Report: The Unitranche – What it is, and Why it Matters
Beginning in October 2015 The Lead Left published a series of articles on the unitranche – one of the most…
The State of the Broadly Syndicated Loan Market
“Investors Turn Sour on Risky Deal Debt. So read a front page WSJ headline this past Monday. The thesis of…
More Demand, More Supply
After a strong September, new deal volume eased and demand jumped, creating better technicals in the broadly syndicated market. Source:…









Down the Home Stretch
Our thoughts are with our friends in Paris this week, as events prove again our world can be a troubling…