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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 
Lead Left Interview - Martin Fridson
This week we chat with Martin Fridson, chief investment officer, Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors. Fridson is “perhaps the most well-known…
Markit Recap – 8/10/2015
Back in 2010, Brazil’s finance minister Guido Mantega warned that the world was in the midst of a “currency war”…
Midcaps Motor On
For the first time in at least a decade, purchase price multiples for middle market buyouts have topped the metric…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 8/10/2015
Do holding periods go down from here? For the first time since the crisis, the median holding period for private…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 8/10/2015
The majority of banks surveyed reported little change in the last three months with only 13 percent of domestic banks…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 8/10/2015
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Markit Recap – 8/3/2015
Spain is often held up as an example of how austerity works, and Markit data published on August 5 provides…
Labor Day Countdown
News last month that the New Horizons spacecraft zipped by the former planet Pluto at 36,373 mph, snapping pictures as…
Lift Off
One consequence of higher purchase price multiples is more cash equity as a share of buyout capital. Equity contribution for…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 8/3/2015
Another big year in the works The U.S. middle market is heading toward another big year. Through H1, 895 deals…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 8/3/2015
After a temperate first half, buyout deals to hit market in 3Q15 are pushing the boundaries with regards to leverage…
Lead Left Interview - Tom Lesch (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Tom Lesch, Director, Livingstone. Livingstone is a global M&A and debt advisory firm…
Cash Faux
Leveraged lending guidelines have set six times total leverage as the limit above which a loan would likely be criticized…