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Private Debt Intelligence - 11/2/2020

Investors Swift Their Allocation to Private Debt The way in which private debt investors allocate is changing. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it challenging for investors to form new relationships and they might have chosen to invest with already known fund managers…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

PDI Picks – 11/2/2020

Private debt’s next frontier Asia-Pacific has many attributes which should make investors sit up and take notice. In our recently published Asia-Pacific Report, PDI examined prospects for private debt in the region. As can be seen from the chart above, fundraising has held up well even amid the turbulence of 2020. So what is driving…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/26/2020

Cross-border acquisitions have slowed dramatically Download PitchBook’s Report here. M&A activity is expected to increase in the quarters ahead, but one trend that may need more time to recover is cross-border M&A. PitchBook’s latest M&A numbers show a steep decline in in-bound M&A deals for North American companies. Thus far, only 526 in-bound M&A deals have…

Private Credit - Good Grapes and Bad Grapes

We were sad to hear of Coca-Cola’s decision last week to discontinue Tab by year end. Launched in 1963 Tab was a pop culture icon, appearing in Back to the Future and Ghostbusters. But competition from Diet Coke spelled its demise. It takes superior management to keep brands vital. Remember Scooter Pies, Quisp, or FudgeTown […]

Debtwire Middle-Market – 10/26/2020

Dividend financings see a resurgence within opportunistic loan market Source: Debtwire Par Following several months defined by a lack of new loan supply, opportunistic deals have begun to flood the market as borrowers and sponsors alike capitalize on investor appetite for paper. Since returning to the market in July, dividend recapitalization transactions have steadily gained…