Chart of the Week: Lower for Longer
The past two years have not been kind to holders of ten-year Treasurys. Source: The Daily Shot, Alpine Macro(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
The past two years have not been kind to holders of ten-year Treasurys. Source: The Daily Shot, Alpine Macro(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
2023 was characterized by several key themes in the capital markets. The Fed’s battle against inflation, the resulting impact on issuers of higher for-longer interest rates, a much slower M&A pace as buyers and sellers deal with mounting borrowing costs and compressed equity returns, and the steady disintermediation of buyout financings from public to private…
Distribution of MFN Sunset Horizons (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com
Why is private credit getting called out for potential bubbles and systemic risk when banks have been the ones failing? We posed that question to Van Hesser, the chief strategist for KBRA. Mr. Hesser produces a weekly podcast, “Three Things in Credit.” His October 27th conversation about private credit, capital markets and the economy caught […]
Median Leverage and Coverage Fitch’s privately covered Middle Market (MM) portfolio is made up of generally smaller issuers (with average EBITDA of $54 million, average revenue of $286 million and average debt of $314 million)…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
With only a few weeks left to 2023, US leveraged volume lags year ago results Despite a steadier second half to the 2H23 debt capital markets, at US$856bn, leveraged issuance for 2023 lags year ago results which totalled over US$951bn…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Special situations funds close over target in North America The average percentage of target size at final close for North American special situations funds has reached over 100% in 2023 year to date (YTD)…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Launched Volume Source: LevFin Insights New-issue Yields Source: LevFin Insights Weekly Fund Flows Source: Lipper (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)Contact: Robert Polenbergrobert.polenberg@levfininsights.com
Year-to-Date Default Volume, Count Contact: Eric Rosenthaleric.rosenthal@kbra.com