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US Secured Finance Market Dimensions

Click here to download CFA’s The 2019 Secured Finance Market Sizing & Impact Study 1 Indicated levels are Study estimates and subject to future revision. ABL: values based on total facility commitments and include syndicated and non-syndicated loans; Factoring: net funds outstanding assumes annual volume of factored purchases average 45-day terms with 22-day average outstanding […]

Private Debt Intelligence - 4/29/2019

Private Debt Keeps Performing Well Over the one-, three- and five-year periods to June 2018, mezzanine funds have outperformed all other private debt strategies, generating an annualized return of 11.5% over five years. In contrast, direct lending funds have produced the lowest returns over these timeframes, generating just 4.7% over five years, while distressed debt…

Why Valuations Matter (Fifth of a Series)

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” –T.S. Eliot So far in our special series on valuations we’ve reviewed key variables that impact equity valuations, and the strategies private equity has used to address them. We’ve also shared sponsors’ perspectives on challenges of higher purchase…

PDI Picks – 4/29/2019

One more sign fewer firms are raising more of the money Fundraising data showed an acceleration of fewer vehicles collecting an outsized amount of capital; the amount raised in the first quarter changed little compared to Q1 2018. If the stratification of asset managers by size signals an asset class that is maturing, then private…