Is there “too much” private debt floating around? Maybe not The boom in direct debt lending has directly coincided with the PE boom over the last decade. No surprise there—a decade ago was the global financial crisis and its aftermath, when traditional lines of credit from Wall Street suddenly dried up. Direct lenders, with fewer…
Distribution of Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Addback Time Horizons (for Actions Resulting in Addbacks) Contact: Steven Miller
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After record quarter in 4Q19, Green & ESG lending off to strong 2020 start After a strong 4Q19 which culminated in record issuance across the green & ESG markets, 1Q20 issuance has set off at a brisk pace. Nearly US$54bn in green bond volume was completed in 4Q19 via 126 issues to set a new…
Private Debt Deals Break New Ground Leverage is a key component in a private equity transaction, used to drive and maximize returns for investors. Banks moving away from the space has opened up more and more opportunity for private lenders, which are better positioned to provide an alternative financing model for borrowers…. Subscribe to Read
We continue our special series this week with : Myth #2: “Private credit is the next market bubble.” The same notion that private credit is crowded drives the view that strong investor demand will lead to a burst market bubble. It’s a myth that’s applied regularly to leverage loans. The universe of broadly syndicated loans…
Overall loan valuations have a natural ceiling, with secondary prices more susceptible to downward moves from par.