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Private Debt Intelligence - 11/16/2020

Fund Manager Views on the Importance of Debt Lenders in the Next Five Years Private debt firms have stepped into a gap left by banks after the Global Financial Crisis and are focused on lower-risk credits. More than 30% of fund managers surveyed by Preqin for Future of Alternatives 2025 believe banks will be less…

PDI Picks – 11/16/2020

The pain is yet to come Plenty of capital has been raised in anticipation of a distressed opportunity that may take a while to materialise. Distressed debt has been a major focus for investors in recent years, as can be seen from our chart above. Although fundraising this year has been dealt a setback by…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 11/9/2020

LBO leverage multiples stay aggressive in 4Q20 After remaining extremely light the past two quarters, LBO activity has picked up, as private equity sponsors are putting more money to work. Through the end of last week, there was US$16.5bn in completed US LBO volume, 19% higher than year-ago levels…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?

Post Election: Markets March On

Given all that’s gone on this year, it’s unsurprising that Election Day came and went, with only a big “TBD” to show for it. Results now are mostly in, but this uncertainty had little impact on the capital markets. The S&P had its best week since April and bond yields sank only mildly. As is […]

Now We Wait

Answer: For most of US history, it was March 4, not January 20.Question: What is Inauguration Day? We found ourselves channeling our inner Alex Trebek this week as the nation’s attention began shifting from election matters to vaccine watches. News from Pfizer’s late-stage trials that their COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective buoyed public equities, sending…