Loan Stats at a Glance – 10/10/2022
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Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@pitchbook.com
Europe’s private markets step into the gap Dealflow was strong in the first half as the refinancing trend gathered pace. Despite unprecedented macroeconomic uncertainty, private credit funds in Europe enjoyed the busiest Q2 on record this year as they executed 216 deals, compared with 154 in the same period of 2021…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
Public capital allocation is governed by fast cash, so when money flows out of retail funds, it’s a headwind to deal activity. Private capital has long-term, locked-up funds. But in this period of uncertainty, managers are taking longer looks at risks versus opportunities… ▶︎ Read Sept 26 2022 newsletter: here ▶︎ Chart of the Week: […]
Prohibitive financing costs continue to plague the loan primary market Source: Debtwire Par Institutional leveraged loan issuance has plummeted 68% from levels seen just last year, to USD 233.2bn through September. As the macroeconomic headwinds beleaguering the market have remained persistent – inflation remains sticky, the Federal Reserve is expected to keep on an aggressive…
3Q22 U.S. Leveraged volume down 45%; HY bonds off 77% y-o-y Less than US$182bn of leveraged loans and HY bond issuance was completed in 3Q22, the weakest quarterly results in over six years and a55% drop compared to the same time last year. At US$759bn, 1-3Q22 totals were down almost 45% compared to the year…
$50B in new capital Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s Quantitative Research team has released a new Quantitative Perspectives Report, which is available for free. One of the most interesting findings is charted above. In 2021, a common refrain was that LPs were piling into PE funds, as long as they were staying within range of their…
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NA private debt deal activity struggles to catch up with 2021 highs Private debt deal activity in North America has slowed in the second half of 2022 so far, with the number of deals dropping to just over 100 in Q3 this year. Since the recent high of $78.8bn in Q2 2021, aggregate deal value…