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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 1/10/2022

US leveraged loan returns advance to 5.2% in 2021, HY bonds gain 5.4% US leveraged loans wrapped up 2021 by posting a return of 0.78% in the fourth quarter, outpacing both high yield bonds (0.66%) and investment grade bonds (0.17%). In comparison, returns on the S&P500 accelerated to 10.7% in 4Q21, the highest all year….

The Pulse of Private Equity – 1/10/2022

A trillion-dollar year Download PitchBook’s Report here. The US PE market topped $1 trillion for the first time, according to PitchBook’s just-released Annual Breakdown Report. 2021’s $1.2 trillion performance was more than 50% higher than the previous record. Deal volume also spiked, with 8,624 transactions altogether. That’s also a new record – the US market had…