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DL Deals: News & Analysis  - 2/13/2023

Lofty yields — 12%— and little supply to pressure unitranche spreads Unitranche yields in the KBRA DLD Private Data portfolio averaged 12% for the 90-day period ended Jan. 31, up from 6.6% a year ago. The current reading is the highest in our two-year, $270 billion library and potentially the highest since the GCC. The…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 2/13/2023

A decent year in Europe Download PitchBook’s Report here. European PE activity was stalwart in 2022, at least judging by year-end numbers. PitchBook’s European PE Breakdown paints a resilient picture, estimating small jumps in both deal flow and overall value. Our analysts are estimating a 13% bump in transactions and a 1% bump in value over…

The Everything Rally

After a deep-dive into the various elements of the M&A market last year, a panel of five top bankers told 650 registrants of our exclusive Lead Left Presents webinar that conditions for 2023 are beginning with “wait and see.”… ▶︎ Read Feb 6 2023 newsletter: here ▶︎ Chart of the Week: here (by Leveraged Commentary […]

Covenant Trends - 2/13/2023

Percentage of Loans with Asset Sale Sweep Step-downs (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 2/13/2023

Downward price flexes in the institutional market are on the rise February has seen an increase in downward price flexes in the institutional loan market with 12 price cuts on first-lien term loans reported so far. This is up from the 9 reported for all January and on par with November and December totals. Midway…

Private Debt Intelligence - 2/13/2023

Private debt deal activity declined over 2022, large managers can be selective The momentum around global private debt deal activity continues to decelerate. The number of deals fell 39.8% in 2022, to 896 deals from 1488 in 2021. Occasional peaks notwithstanding, deal value slowed from a record high of $99.8bn in Q2 2021 to $43.4bn…