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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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    Stat of the Week - Consumer Spending

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    Select Deals in the Market - 10/13/2014

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 10/13/2014

    At $976 billion year to date, leveraged loan and high yield bond issuance is down 13 percent from the same…

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    It’s the Economy, Stupid – But Which One?

    October has a spooky reputation in the market. Like the Halloween decorations we’re seeing in neighbors’ yards, scary things always…

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    Labor Pains

    While the headline unemployment rate falls, the count of underemployed Americans tells a more sobering story.

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    Lead Left Interview - Ian MacTaggart and Joan McCabe (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Ian MacTaggart, President & COO, and Joan McCabe, Managing Director, Brynwood Partners. Founded…

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    Markit Recap - 10/6/2014

    We remarked last week that volatility had returned to the credit markets, and the spread oscillations this week suggests the…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 10/6/2014

    Deal Flow Continued to Decline in 3Q PE deal flow in the U.S. continued to subside through 3Q. 588 deals…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/6/2014

    Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Cuong Huynh cuong.huynh@spcapitaliq.com

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    Stat of the Week - US Job Openings

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    Select Deals in the Market - 10/6/2014

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 10/6/2014

    Banks appear to be getting a bit more comfortable with leverage on middle market sponsored deals post their SNC review…

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    What's Leverage Got To Do With It? A Response

    It was unavoidable, we suppose, that a retired senior bank credit officer would be compelled to respond to our previous…

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    Sector Watch

    Middle market issuance this year for second liens is skewed to higher growth industries, with technology leading the way. Source:…

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    Lead Left Interview - Ian MacTaggart and Joan McCabe

    This week we speak with Ian MacTaggart, President & COO, and Joan McCabe, Managing Director, Brynwood Partners. Founded in 1984,…

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    Markit Recap - 9/29/2014

    Credit markets are now accustomed to low volatility, but there were signs over the third-quarter that the climate is changing.…

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