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Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/13/2020

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Market shifts to 1% LIBOR floors as key rates remain near zero Source: Debtwire Par With the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates sharply in March, investors have preferred fixed-rate debt instruments in the last several months, as demonstrated by the recent proliferation of high yield bonds. High yield bond issuance soared in 2Q20, with June…

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Private Debt Intelligence - 7/13/2020

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Private Debt Fundraising in Q2 The outlook for private debt is slightly more promising at the midpoint of the year. A total of $34bn was raised over Q2 from 49 private debt funds closed, which compares with 36 funds securing $22bn in the first quarter of 2020. What’s more, an increasing number of funds are…

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The New Healthcare (Fourth of a Series)

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We continue our special series on COVID-19 impacted healthcare, with a private equity conversation. Our guest is the partner of a NY-based firm. He has over two decades of experience investing in healthcare businesses. How did the current crisis unfold for you and your firm? “For the first couple of weeks it was a 100%…

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PDI Picks – 7/13/2020

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Europe’s renaissance amid the fundraising slump Our final H1 2020 figures show the region grabbing investor attention – at least on a relative basis. It has not been the brightest of starts to a fundraising year, with just $63.1 billion raised by private debt funds globally in the first half of 2020 according to the…

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