It’s not all about institutions All the talk is around retail investment as fund managers reach out to this potentially huge investor base. Retail investors have been beating at the door of the alternative investment industry and it appears the door is now being thrown open, as private debt managers increasingly fall over themselves to…
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For private capital investors, the recent spate of market volatility is another opportunity to show strength relative to public asset classes. The threat of higher interestrates and spiking inflation sent equity indices on a roller coaster ride. But loan buyers looked at this same data set and voted with their feet. Last week another $2 […]
BDC visible loans benchmark edges lower year-to-date Valuations of actively marked BDC loans have edged marginally lower so far in 2022, continuing the trend seen in 4Q21. This follows a sharp appreciation in valuations during the 1-3Q21 time-period as companies bounced back from COVID hit 2020. The Refinitiv LPC BDC Visible Loans Benchmark (comprised of…
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High yield bond market activity cools in January as demand wanes Source: Debtwire Par The high-yield (HY) bond market has seen a muted start to the new year, with issuance of USD 16.9bn across 24 deals in January. While this represents an improvement over the December 2021 trough of only USD 9.3bn, the two-month span…
Percentage of Loans with an MFN Sunset (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller