TheLeadLeft

The New Healthcare: COVID and the Government

Published by on

Two years ago, we issued a special report on healthcare trends. We recently revisited one of our sources, a top healthcare investor. “Everyone’s an infectious disease expert now,” he told us in an interview. “We need to change the way we look at infection. There are about 40,000 deaths annually from the seasonal flu. It […]

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/13/2020

Published by on

Weighted average bids of US CLO portfolios continue to edge higher The value of loan assets in U.S. CLO portfolios has continued to trend higher over the last three months, clawing back some of the losses that battered markets at the end of March, according to analysis from LPC Collateral. Looking at the distribution of…

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here
The Pulse of Private Equity – 7/13/2020

Published by on

Carveouts inching up Download PitchBook’s Report here. Carveouts are up slightly as a proportion of US PE activity, according to PitchBook’s latest Breakdown Report. They made up 10% of all deal flow in Q2, which is on the high end of what we’ve seen over the last three years. Carveouts didn’t boom in numbers in Q2…

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here
Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/13/2020

Published by on

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…

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here
Private Debt Intelligence - 7/13/2020

Published by on

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…

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here