Posts by THE LEAD
Unconquered Territory
With most of the map still unexplored, there’s room for a sequel.
Read MoreBusiness 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.
Read MorePost-Workout Recovery
The right training tends to mean a better recovery.
Read MoreBusiness 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.
Read MoreRiding the Wave
Momentum, more often than conviction, drives the biggest deals.
Read MoreBusiness of Private Credit: Playing to Your Strengths
“Show me a great credit, and I’ll show you a great sponsor behind it.”
For this series, we’ve focused on how core middle market lenders underwrite a borrower.
Read MoreConcentrated Effort
Tech deals favored upper end of market, especially in 2021 when software valuations peaked. Source: KBRA DLD Research
Read MoreBusiness of Private Credit: Sectors and SIC Codes
We’ve spent the last few weeks covering the businesses of the core middle market. Does that same discipline hold when you move up market?
Read MoreThe Lead Left rebrands as The Lead, expanding into a multi-format platform for private capital intelligence
New York, July 16, 2026 – The Lead Left, the private capital thought leadership platform founded by Randy Schwimmer in 2008, today announced its rebrand as The Lead…
Read MoreWell Prompted
The best managers know which prompts to write, and which answers to act on. Source: FTI Consulting
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