Eyes turn to Asia-Pacific The region is attracting increasing interest (see chart), which extends beyond mainstream strategies to more niche areas. Europe is the place to avoid. That was the view of longstanding limited partner Tom Tull as he said that global turbulence marked a good time to carefully evaluate the weighting of geographic exposures….
Now we come to the G in ESG. Governance’s link to environmental and social goals was cemented by the sub-prime debacle and resulting GFC. Corporate malfeasance and lack of transparency propelled the need to identify future responsible ESG parties and enforcement. The challenge, as one expert told us, is while governing considerations are most in…
Job creation, fair pay, and stakeholder accountability are top demands of companies today.
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BDC origination activity expected to decline in 2022 but remain robust After a record setting 2021 and a slower start to 2022, BDC origination activity is expected to decline this year, according to the recent Refinitiv LPC BDC Outlook Survey. Based on responses from a cross section of BDC managers, direct lenders, research analysts and…
A break from buyouts Download PitchBook’s Report here. Last week we covered a decently strong Q1, at least from a dollar perspective. But PitchBook’s Q1 US PE Breakdown Report showed a steep decline in deal flow, falling 30% QoQ to 2,166 transactions. That’s not a low number except in relation to the last few quarters. Except…
Percentage of Loans that Cleared with the Least Protective Documentation Scores (5/5+/4-) Monthly (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller
Source: LevFin Insights Source: LevFin Insights Source: Lipper (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@levfininsights.com
Amid slowdown in leveraged lending, buyouts prevail Source: Debtwire Par, Markit While issuance in the overall market has slowed amid record levels of inflation and elevated volatility stemming from the war in Ukraine, leveraged loan and high yield bond issuance backing buyouts continued along at a steady pace. Leveraged loan volume increased 2% from the…