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The Great Stay-In (Fourth of a Series)
“We did not underwrite for this.” So said the managing partner of a top-tier middle market private equity firm. In a conversation last week, he spoke of the challenges and uncertainties surrounding the impact to businesses of COVID-19. “We always model downside scenarios for any investment we consider,” he said. “But the zero revenue case…
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Chart of the Week: Year of the Virus
A recent Refinitiv lender survey revealed expectations of a quick COVID-19 resolution is unlikely.
LevFin Insights: High-Yield Bond Statistics – 3/30/2020
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Covenant Trends – 3/30/2020
Accordion Inside Maturity Contact: Steven Miller
COVID and Private Equity
On February 12 a columnist Barron’s wrote: “The three main U.S. stock indices closed at record highs as concerns over the coronavirus economic impact seemed to fade…Can anything stop this rally?” That was six weeks ago. The Dow was at 29,551. Today it’s 8,000 points lower, the economy at a standstill, global markets in shambles, […]
Private Debt Intelligence – 3/30/2020
The Expanding Fund Manager Universe The number of participants in the private debt asset class has grown at a remarkable pace since the GFC. There are currently over 1,700 fund managers active in the industry, over twice as many as five years ago. Asia has historically accounted for a modest share of the global private…
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PDI Picks – 3/30/2020
How LP views of private equity are being shaped by covid-19 Fewer but more open-minded commitments may be among LPs’ responses to the crisis, according to our new survey. The covid-19 outbreak has thrown the pieces of the puzzle in the air and, as yet, we don’t know exactly how those pieces will land. But…
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Loan Stats at a Glance – 3/30/2020
Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 3/23/2020
BDC share prices rally after plummeting to below 0.4x book value earlier in week BDC share prices rallied on Thursday following the coronavirus relief bill cleared by the U.S. Senate. At the start of the week, BDCs were brought back to their darkest days of The Great Financial crisis with average BDC share price-to-book value…
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