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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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August 5, 2026 
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/19/2015
Contact: Daniel Mena daniel.mena@spcapitaliq.com
Markit Recap – 10/12/2015
The last few months have proven to be a volatile time for the HY market, highlighting the risks involved in…
State of the Capital Markets – Third Quarter 2015 Review and Fourth Quarter 2015 Outlook
Need timely market data and expert commentary to share with your clients? Download our State of the Capital Markets presentation!…
Lead Left Interview - Timothy J. Conway (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Timothy J. Conway, chairman and chief executive officer of NewStar Financial. Founded by…
Junior High
Supply/demand imbalance among unitranche providers continues to keep one-stop pricing below that of junior capital. Source: Lincoln’s proprietary database of…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 10/12/2015
U.S. Middle Market Continues Healthy Plateau The U.S. private equity middle market remains strong, tracking relatively within the record ranges…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 10/12/2015
Middle market volume showed a dramatic decline in 3Q15. Loan issuance only reached $27.4 billion, a 36% drop quarter-over-quarter and…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/12/2015
Contact: Daniel Mena daniel.mena@spcapitaliq.com
Markit Recap – 10/5/2015
Eastern Europe is generally viewed by credit investors as one of the safer segments of increasingly shaky emerging markets asset…
The Unitranche – What it is, and Why it Matters (First of a Series)
As with all great capital market innovations – price flex, CLOs, and second-lien term loans – the unitranche seems obvious in hindsight.…
By Default
Since early 2014 high-yield default rates have more than doubled, while the same metric for loans remains below 1.5%. Source:…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 10/5/2015
US Leveraged lending tumbled in 3Q15 as market volatility fueled a flight to quality and heightened risk aversion. At less…
Lead Left Interview - Timothy J. Conway
This week we chat with Timothy J. Conway, chairman and chief executive officer of NewStar Financial. Founded by Mr. Conway…
The Unitranche – What it is, and Why it Matters (Second of a Series)
A senior risk officer we know read with interest the first of our multi-part series on the unitranche product [link].…