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Private Debt Intelligence - 5/14/2018

Sovereign Wealth Funds Invest in Private Debt Many institutional investors regard private debt as an asset class that presents attractive opportunities amid low interest rates and stringent regulatory requirements imposed on banks post-Global Financial Crisis. Sovereign wealth funds also have gravitated to the asset class, and 38% of this group of investors are known to…

Lead Left Interview –  Rod Rivera and David Baker

This week we chat with Rod Rivera and David Baker, Managing Directors at Capstone Headwaters. Capstone Partners LLC and Headwaters MB, LLC recently announced a strategic transaction combining the two firms. This single platform has 150 professionals, covering 16 dedicated industry groups, spanning 20 offices across the US, UK and Brazil. This combination has resulted…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/7/2018

Fed Survey: Nearly one fifth of banks report weaker loan demand The majority of banks reported lending standards remained unchanged in today’s release of the Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey. 13% reported easing and only one bank reported tightening on terms to large firms…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

The Pulse of Private Equity - 5/7/2018

Buy-and-grow Download PitchBook’s 1Q 2018 US PE Middle Market Report click here. As technology continues to upend market after market, private equity has shifted its focus from the bottom line to the top line. The onus to create value, in other words, relies more on revenue growth today than it has in the past…. Subscribe

Spotlight on Healthcare – A Special Industry Report (Last of a Series)

We close our special healthcare series with a discussion of risk. “Increased risk is one of the primary concerns we consider,” said Rod Rivera, managing director in Capstone Headwaters’ healthcare practice. “The world of healthcare, as you’ve been detailing, is changing. All the subsectors that have great CEOs and built the best platforms are asking,…