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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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    Chart of the Week - 7/7/2014

    Treble Ahead  New providers of triple-A CLO liabilities are expected to help tighten spreads to 135-140 bps by year-end. Beyond…

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    Lead Left Interview - Scott Gluck

    This week we speak with Scott Gluck, counsel at Venable LLP. Venable is a law firm with 600 attorneys in nine…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 7/7/2014

    We have been pointing out the growing increase in Add-on activity for years, but it only continues to go up…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/07/2014

    At $244 billion, 2Q14 leveraged loan issuance was down 14 percent from 1Q14 levels and a much higher 31 percent…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 6/30/2014

    High-yield bond issuance in Europe has outpaced leveraged loan issuance so far in 2014, inverting a trend that has stood…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 6/30/2014

    With a total of 483 U.S. deals being completed in the second quarter, private equity deal activity notched a decline…

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    Lead Left Interview - Robert Grunewald _ Part Two

    This week we continue our conversation with Robert Grunewald, chief investment officer at BDCA Advisor, LLC. BDCA (Business Development Corporation of…

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    Chart of the Week - 6/30/2014

    Arbitrage This While yields for middle market loans have generally contracted over the past four years, the cost of triple-A…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 6/30/2014

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    Markit Recap - 6/30/2014

    The World Cup group stages have been finalised yesterday with many surprise exits, and it appears South American nations will…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 6/30/2014

    Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@spcapitaliq.com  

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    Why CLO’s Matter (Part Three)

    Until recently, institutional investors have always had a love-hate relationship with the middle market – minus the love. Compared to…

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    Lead Left Interview - Robert Grunewald

    This week we speak with Robert Grunewald, chief investment officer at BDCA Advisor, LLC. BDCA (Business Development Corporation of America)…

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    Why CLO’s Matter (Part Two)

    After publication last week, we were concerned we had been a bit rough on our bank friends in dismissing the…

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    Chart of the Week - 6/23/2014

    Two-Bit Performance  While two quarters does not a full year make, CLO issuance for 2Q this year will be the…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 6/23/2014

    Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@spcapitaliq.com

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