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Chart of the Week: Recovery Room
Middle market mezzanine activity slumped last year, but has maintained a steady pace since 2013.
Covenant Trends – 2/24/2020
Percentage of Loans with Uncapped Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Addbacks Contact: Steven Miller
LevFin Insights: High-Yield Bond Statistics – 2/24/2020
Source: LevFin Insights Source: LevFin Insights Source: Lipper Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@levfininsights.com
Debtwire Middle-Market – 2/24/2020
Secondary loan market softens in face of coronavirus fears Source: Debtwire Par, Markit With fears around the spread of the coronavirus growing, loan investors are faced with the decision to reduce risk or buy the recent dip in the secondary market. After several months defined by repricings, tightening spreads, and elevated secondary market pricing, the…
Top Ten Myths About Private Credit (Sixth of a Series)
We spent our winter break last week at an Arizona dude ranch. In the horse barn we spotted a sign: “There will be a $5 charge for whining.” Heading into the home stretch of our special series on private credit myths, we like the cost for complaining. For faithful readers of The Lead Left, however,…
Private Debt Intelligence – 2/24/2020
Outlook for Private Debt in 2020 Private debt investors are generally satisfied with the performance of their portfolios. Eighty-nine percent of those Preqin surveyed in November 2019 said that private debt performance had either met or exceeded their expectations, the highest figure among all alternative asset classes…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in
Private Credit Myth #5: No One Uses Mezzanine Debt Anymore
Here are the next two fables in our special series on myths of #PrivateCredit: Myth #5: “No one uses #mezzanine debt anymore.” Private sub debt regularly gets kicked around at conferences for being “dead.” Particularly with the advent of unitranche financings. Whether you want to call it – sub or junior debt, second lien, PIK […]
PDI Picks – 2/24/2020
Distress is back in fashion Amid a subdued year for private debt fundraising in 2019, distressed debt proved to be a magnet for investors. Last year saw the lowest level of private debt fundraising since 2014, indicating that the asset class may be losing some of its sheen – or that investors are taking a…
Loan Stats at a Glance – 2/24/2020
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