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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.
Stall Speed
Stall Speed Issuing spreads for leveraged loans have firmed, causing a slowdown in dividend recaps and repricings for the third…
Markit Recap - 9/15/2014
The United Kingdom may be on the verge of breaking up, but the credit markets are either sanguine about Scotland…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 9/15/2014
Are Valuations Pushing Out Closing Times? PitchBook recently conducted a survey with Hilco Global of private equity deal terms and…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/15/2014
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@spcapitaliq.com
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 9/15/2014
The percentage of LBO deals with leverage levels greater than six times has returned to 2007 levels. So far in 2014,…
Lead Left Interview - Stephen Lewis (Part Two)
This week we conclude our conversation with Stephen Lewis, founder, Cross Border Strategies LLC. His firm provides advice to global…
Chart of the Week - 9/8/2014
Libor Day Pent-up demand post-Labor Day drove high-yield volume to its best week since early June. Year-to-date issuance is $208.8…
Markit Recap - 9/8/2014
Argentina’s interminable struggle with bondholders continues, but at least one element of the saga has reached a resolution. The credit…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 9/8/2014
Going back several quarters, larger PE funds have performed better than smaller funds, generally speaking. Funds of at least $1…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/8/2014
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Cuong Huynh cuong.huynh@spcapitaliq.com
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 9/8/2014
The average yield assuming a three year term to repayment, on first-lien institutional tranches is at 5.56 percent so far…









Innovate This!
This first appeared in Middle Market Growth, the official publication of ACG. Randy Schwimmer’s column, MidPoints, is a regular feature…