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The Pulse of Private Equity – 12/5/2022

Big names jumping into private debt Download PitchBook’s Report here. Globally, private debt fundraising is poised for a down year, according to PitchBook’s Global Private Market Fundraising Report. Through September, 105 private debt funds have closed, amassing $130 billion altogether. 105 is a strikingly low number, considering at least 300 private debt funds have closed every…

Private Credit – Why Now? (Last of a Series)

A veteran of leveraged lending and astute Lead Left reader disagreed with our statement last week that private credit terms have never been more investor-friendly. In a note to the editor he compared them to more conservative loan structures and legal protections in the 1990’s. Since then, he pointed out, private equity owners and their…

Private Debt Intelligence - 12/5/2022

US private debt deal activity slumps in 2022 The number and value of private debt deals in the US has fallen sharply this year. The number dropped from 149 in Q1 to 51 by Q4 YTD, with most of the drop in H2 2022. Aggregate deal value for US private debt deals witnessed an 81%…

PDI Picks – 12/5/2022

The funds keep flowing There may be challenges around the corner, but the PDO 100 ranking of top capital raisers shows LPs have lost none of their appetite for private debt so far. There are those who predict tougher times in 2023 for those private debt managers on the fundraising trail. But our latest version…

Why Private Credit Now, Cont’d

The clock is ticking on interest rate hikes. Who will win the inflation fight: the Fed with a soft landing, or a recession with a hard one? The answer could either push buyers deeper into private credit, or reinforce indecision… ▶︎ Read Nov 14 2022 newsletter: here ▶︎ Chart of the Week: here (by WSJ, […]

Debtwire Middle-Market – 11/28/2022

Source: Cliffwater Direct Lending Index and BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The red line in the chart is the *Cliffwater Direct Lending Index (CDLI) current yield, which is based on the investment income of the underlying assets held by public and private BDCs. BDCs invest in middle market companies, and the Index…