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The Pulse of Private Equity – 7/16/2018

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Is the fundraising boom over? Download PitchBook’s 2Q 2018 US PE Breakdown report here. It isn’t news that US private equity fundraising has been on a tear in recent years. The flood began in 2013, which saw $195 billion raised across 290 vehicles. At the time, both figures were head-and-shoulders above 2012 totals, but it…

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Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/16/2018

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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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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/16/2018

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Middle market non-sponsored issuance jumps on the back of strong refi activity Middle market non-sponsored issuance jumped to US$27.3bn in 2Q18. This was up 29% from 1Q18 and was flat year-over-year. More refinancings drove the increase in loan issuance in this market. At US$21.3bn, non-sponsored middle market refis reached their highest level in three and…

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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/9/2018

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Middle market sponsored syndicated volume reached US$20.9B in 2Q18 Middle market sponsored syndicated loan activity was pretty solid in 2Q18 reaching US$20.9bn, similar to 1Q18 issuance of $21.7bn. However, refinancings and repricings drove close to 40% of activity in 1Q18 and 2Q18 which is much higher than the mid 20% area in 2017. Furthermore, compared…

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