LevFin Insights: High-Yield Bond Statistics – 10/21/2019
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Source: LevFin Insights Source: LevFin Insights Source: Lipper Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@levfininsights.com
Last week we took on the question of deal flow. How does the backdrop of M&A activity relate to the volume of reported sponsored debt financings? This week, we took to the road in search of answers. At the SuperReturn Private Credit conference in Chicago, we chaired the first day of panels, so had a…
Valuations have trended up over the past decade, but the number of M&A transactions has slowed.
Source: Cliffwater Direct Lending Index and BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The red line in the chart is the *Cliffwater Direct Lending Index (CDLI) current yield, which is based on the investment income of the underlying assets held by public and private BDCs. BDCs invest in middle market companies, and the Index…
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Review of Current Market Conditions/ Analysis of Capital Markets Metrics/ Review of Credit Quality/ Outlook for Fourth Quarter 2019
Recent investor challenged single-B deals have yet to gain traction since breaking in the US secondary market As bifurcation among credits continues, a number of recently launched deals for single-B names received significant investor pushback during syndication. Not surprisingly perhaps, none of these loans have been bid above their break price in the secondary market….