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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.
Ahead of the Curve
Spreads on middle market loans have risen in concert with those of their broadly syndicated counterparts; now at a 116…
Markit Recap – 3/16/2015
It’s that time of the year again when CDS market participants turn their attention to technical, rather than fundamental, factors.…
Lead Left Interview - Chris Flynn and Sam Tillinghast (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Chris Flynn and Sam Tillinghast, co-CEOs and co-CIOs of THL Credit. Headquartered in Boston,…
The Pulse of Private Equity: Buyouts & Add-Ons
Private equity is buying startups more often Private equity isn’t known as a big buyer of VC-backed startups, but that’s…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 3/16/2015
According to Thomson Reuters LPC’s latest survey of buyside and sellside institutions active in the middle market, the impact from…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 3/16/2015
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The Art of Pricing Loans (Third of a Series)
Pricing flex is a relatively recent phenomenon in the history of leveraged loans. Prior to 1998 lead arrangers would price…
Flex Drive
Market volatility from last year’s oil price shock dramatically cut both issuer and investor-friendly flex activity. Source: Thomson Reuters LPC
Markit Recap – 3/9/2015
Central bank domination of financial markets entered another level this week with the commencement of full QE in Europe. National…
Lead Left Interview - Chris Flynn and Sam Tillinghast
This week we speak with Chris Flynn and Sam Tillinghast, co-CEOs and co-CIOs of THL Credit. Headquartered in Boston, with…
The Pulse of Private Equity: Take-Privates
Fewer take-privates, more carve-outs When the $8.7 billion take-private offer for Petsmart was announced in December, some wondered if we…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - Debt to EBITDA
Leveraged Lending Guidance continues to have a significant impact on the structuring of large corporate LBO deals. The average debt…








The Art of Pricing Loans (Fourth of a Series)
We noted with interest the “Pi Day” celebrations last Saturday. 3/14/15 echoed that mathematical constant (the definition of which escapes…