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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.

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    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,…

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    In Recovery

    Counterintuitively, recent data from an S&P study show recoveries for first-lien term loans improved only modestly with additional debt capital…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 11/23/2015

    Contact: Daniel Mena daniel.mena@spcapitaliq.com

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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…

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    Down the Home Stretch

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

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    Risk/Return Rising

    Halfway through the 4Q, middle market deals are showing sharp increases in both leverage and yield. Source: Thomson Reuters LPC;…

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    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.…

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    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…

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    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…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 11/16/2015

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    Stat of the Week: International Students in the U.S.

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 11/16/2015

    Contact: Daniel Mena daniel.mena@spcapitaliq.com

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    More Demand, More Supply

    After a strong September, new deal volume eased and demand jumped, creating better technicals in the broadly syndicated market. Source:…

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