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Covenant Trends - 9/26/2022

Average Free-and-Clear as a Multiple of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

Private Debt Intelligence - 9/26/2022

More APAC investors commit to PD, highest increase in ASEAN Tighter bank lending conditions are leading to increased demand for capital from companies, allowing APAC’s nascent private debt market to expand. APAC-based private debt AUM stands at $78bn as of December 2021 and has grown at an average rate of 29% over the past five…

Private Credit in an Age of Scarcity (Third of a Series)

In a world where cash is either being withdrawn systemically through quantitative tightening or selectively by investor caution, capital formation is being challenged. Public capital utilization is governed by fast cash, so when money flows out of retail funds at the pace it has, it’s a headwind to deal activity. Private capital has long-term, locked-up…

PDI Picks – 9/26/2022

Europe ‘resilient in times of volatility’ The region is facing an array of headwinds but dealflow held up strongly in the first half of the year. When you consider all the macroeconomic challenges facing Europe, the fact that the private debt market posted double-digit deal growth in the second quarter of this year is a…

Private Capital in an Age of Scarcity

For over a decade, the tide of capital has flowed mostly in one direction: into markets. That’s because since the Great Recession the Fed has kept interest rates low. Public credit, both loans and bonds, benefited from this support… ▶︎ Read Sept 12 2022 newsletter: here ▶︎ Chart of the Week: here (by Leveraged Commentary […]