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Why Portfolio Construction Matters (Second of a Series)
“What’s the key portfolio strategy managers should employ for success?” “Diversify!” That’s how one top PM answered our question. There are many levels and measures of diversity. You don’t want to be stuck with large exposures in any one industry, no matter how resilient it may seem. Healthcare, 20% of the US economy, is a…
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Chart of the Week: No Safe Havens
Since year-end 2021, previously performing sectors have seen selloffs in public equities.
Private Debt Intelligence – 6/20/2022
Venture debt funds ready to step in Venture debt is a niche product that could serves as an alternative fundraising option for high growth companies, particularly in the technology sector, that may be struggle over the next few years given the correction underway in technology stocks and venture capital. A total of $15bn has been…
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PDI Picks – 6/20/2022
Tough talk on DE&I LPs are now asking questions of their managers, who, in turn, are waking up to the impact of diversity on performance. Private debt is still at the beginning of its DE&I journey. According to Diversity Review in Corporate Credit, a 2020 paper by specialist credit recruitment company Waterman Stern, just 14…
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Loan Stats at a Glance – 6/20/2022
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@pitchbook.com
DL Deals: News & Analysis – 6/13/2022
YTD: Private Leverage by Industry (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Kelly Thompsonkelly.thompson@dldeals.com
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 6/13/2022
Lower rated credits post largest declines in secondary market Risk assets have come under renewed pressure in recent days as rising inflation has prompted expectations of a more aggressive monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve. Though equities and high yield bonds have been hit more severely, leveraged loans have not escaped market pressure with the…
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The Pulse of Private Equity – 6/13/2022
MM fundraising: “Challenging but not impossible” Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest US PE Middle Market Report is now out. Many of the overall deal trends mirror those of the broader PE market. One standout figure was early 2022 fundraising, which is off to a slow start. Only 33 middle-market funds closed in Q1, a visibly…
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