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Debtwire Middle-Market – 1/14/2019

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Leveraged loans rally along with HY bonds and equities Source: Debtwire Par, Markit, ICE Leveraged loans are off to a good start in 2019, with secondary market prices rallying, after taking a hit in the latter part of 2018. Loans have followed the gains in high yield bonds and equities, where risk aversion has eased…

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Private Debt Intelligence - 1/14/2019

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Overview of Private Debt Fundraising in 2018 Private debt fundraising remained strong in 2018, making it the fourth consecutive year in which funds raised over $100bn. In 2018, 162 funds were able to secure an aggregate $110bn in capital. While this was slightly lower than the $129bn in capital raised in 2017, 2018 nonetheless represented…

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Markit Recap – 1/7/2019

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2018 ended on a sour note and spreads looked set to continue their ascent throughout this year and beyond. But here we are, a little over a week into 2019, and the Markit iTraxx Europe is 10bps tighter than Dec 31 levels. A bumper non-farm payrolls report, a more dovish stance from the Federal Reserve,…

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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 1/7/2019

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 2018 US M&A loan volume sets new record at over US$648Bn At over US$648bn, US syndicated M&A loan volume set a new record in 2018, topping 2017’s high of US$537bn. The strong results were spread across market segments as corporate issuers looked to augment organic growth with strategic acquisitions and private equity sponsors aggressively looked…

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