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Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/31/2023

Likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries Source: Debtwire Out of a universe of more than 12,000 leveraged US companies, 180 are in the stressed/distressed lifecycle categories – which receive Debtwire’s likely-to-distress (LTD) scores of 50 to 99. Another 600 are in ongoing restructuring – or have an LTD score of 100. The transportation sector has eight…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 7/31/2023

Big fund fatigue Download PitchBook’s Report here. Last week we mentioned the overall fundraising slowdown, which was highlighted in PitchBook’s US PE Breakdown. Much of that is due to fewer mega fund closings. Many are still on the market, but firms like Blackstone, TPG and Carlyle have acknowledged their latest flagships will be smaller than anticipated….

Private Debt Intelligence - 7/31/2023

North America direct lending dry power reaches record levels Direct lending dry powder in North America hit a record breaking $123.9bn as of July 2023. While displaying gradual growth from 2021 to 2022, the last six months saw a 16% increase, the largest jump in nearly five years. Though private debt has not been immune…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/31/2023

Interest coverage ratios move lower Interest coverage ratios have come come under pressure as base rates have moved sharply higher in the last 15 months. The average interest coverage ratio on new middle market sponsored loans slipped to 2.20x in 2Q23, the lowest level since LPC started tracking this data in 2018…. Subscribe to Read