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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.
Loan Stats at a Glance - 8/4/2014
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@spcapitaliq.com
The Pulse of Private Equity - 8/4/2014
The Fundraising Trail is OPEN The private equity fundraising trail has been wide open of late, with the last four…
Markit Recap - 8/4/2014
The legal machinations of the CDS market are probably not the main concern of Portugal’s national government and its biggest…
Markit Recap - 7/28/2014
A company’s credit rating gets placed on review for downgrade, and its CDS spreads stage their biggest one-day rally on…
Are We Back to 2007? (Third of a series)
“What’s the definition of an overheated market? One loan and two lenders.” That’s the supply/demand conundrum in the leveraged loan…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 7/28/2014
Not that long ago, it would seem strange to see news of a private equity firm buying a venture-backed company;…
Chart of the Week - 7/28/2014
Not For Sale Leveraged buyout activity since the credit crisis has been muted, though 2014 volume could be best since…
Lead Left Interview - Michael J. Hall (Part Two)
This week we continue our conversation with Michael J. Hall, managing partner at Yukon Capital Partners. Yukon provides mezzanine capital to…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/28/2014
The middle market is quite a diverse market place and yields vary based on lender type and EBITDA size. In…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 7/28/2014
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@spcapitaliq.com
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/21/2014
Cumulative CLO assets under management (AUM) increased to $335 billion in July with CLO AUM reaching $65 billion for CLOs…
Chart of the Week - 7/21/2014
Prime Targets Retail loan funds have suffered outflows 14 of the past 16 weeks, shrinking net additions to $765 million…
Markit Recap - 7/21/2014
European banks are no strangers to unpleasant shocks. The latest came from Portugal, where Banco Espirito Santo (BES) came under…









Are We Back to 2007? (Last of a series)
Predictions are tough, especially about the future. And after Thursday’s Dow tumble, it’s hard to dismiss outright doomsday forecasts that…