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The Pulse of Private Equity – 2/1/2021

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Big slide in fundraising masks a busy year Download PitchBook’s Report here. Fundraising for direct lending vehicles hit a five-year low in 2020, according to PitchBook’s latest Global Private Debt Report. The five-year angle is for dollars raised; in terms of fund closings, the 33 that wrapped up last year were the fewest since 2012, and…

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Private Debt Intelligence - 2/1/2021

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Deal Activity Continued to Decline over 2020 Private debt deal activity slowed over 2020. A total of 780 deals were completed with an aggregate value of $66bn. Both figures were down compared to 2019, when $69bn were issued across 976 deals completed…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

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Debtwire Middle-Market – 2/1/2021

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Source: Cliffwater Direct Lending Index and BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The red line in the chart is the *Cliffwater Direct Lending Index (CDLI) current yield, which is based on the investment income of the underlying assets held by public and private BDCs. BDCs invest in middle market companies, and the Index…

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2020: A Year of Surprises (Part Four)

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We continue our special series with the fourth of “Five Biggest Private Capital Surprises of 2020”: Surprise #4: Which Industries Mattered? For experienced credit managers, diversity is a critical guiding principle. This applies to both industry concentration as well as commitment sizes. The question coming into last March’s downturn was, have we made the right…

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Chart of the Week: Hot Spots

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Reflecting investors’ preference for defensive sectors, business services led all industries for loans recently launched.