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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home

Much attention has been paid to the suitability of Matt Damon in the lead role as the wily Odysseus in this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster.

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 6/20/2023

    Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@pitchbook.com

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    Defaults in Fitch’s Private MM Portfolio Tick Higher

    Following a sharp increase in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, defaults were largely subdued in 2022 in Fitch’s…

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    Letter from Switzerland

    We conclude our current private debt world tour with stops last week in Geneva and Zurich.As was the case with…

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    Stat of the Week: North America M&A activity ($B)

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    Strong fundraising among secondaries

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. Secondaries fundraising is off to a strong start in 2023, according to PitchBook’s Q1 2023 Global Private…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 6/12/2023

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    A Loan for All Seasons (First of a Series)

    When we began our career in the middle market four decades ago, we could not have anticipated its transformation to…

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    Downside Protection

    Recent GDP growth in Switzerland has slowed considerably over the past five quarters.

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 6/12/2023

    Direct lending dominates private debt funds in market [wpdm_package id=’64911′] Despite a tough financial environment, private debt continues to attract…

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    In private debt, size matters

    Our recent review of the asset class’s progress over the last ten years noted how the average size of funds…

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    Total leverage drops on 2023 US LBO deals

    So far this year, US LBO activity has been very slow. Year-to-date syndicated LBO loan volume of around US$18bn is…

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    Percentage of Loans with MFN Carveouts

    (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 6/12/2023

    Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@pitchbook.com

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    Slowdown hits alt managers

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. Deal activity out of alternative asset managers is down—now, so is deal activity for alternative asset managers,…

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    Letter from Seoul (Second of Two Parts)

    “Private credit is the only bright spot in asset allocation right now.” The themes around private credit of consistent returns,…

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    Fundraising’s tale of two halves

    Looking back over the last decade reveals a phase of uninterrupted capital growth, followed by a less predictable period. Since…

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