Chart of the Week: No Great Loss
Over the past decade, middle market loans showed better loss rates than broadly syndicated ones.
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Private Debt Intelligence – 2/5/2018
Investment Consultant Outlook for 2018 There are currently 547 alternative investment consultants globally and of these, 41% provide private debt advisory services to their clients. In November 2017, Preqin conducted a survey of 36 consultants active in private debt to determine their sentiment with respect to the private debt industry…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a
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Loan Stats at a Glance – 2/5/2018
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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 1/29/2018
Thomson Reuters financial unit sale marks the largest LBO financing since 2013 Tuesday’s announcement that Blackstone is buying a 55% stake in Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk business in a deal that values the unit at US$20bn makes it the largest LBO deal since 2013. That year saw buyout deals of US$28bn for HJ Heinz…
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Select Deals in the Market – 1/29/2018
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LevFin Insights: High-Yield Bond Statistics – 1/29/2018
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The Pulse of Private Equity – 1/29/2018
Software is eating private equity Download PitchBook’s Report click here. The typical hold time for portfolio companies is 5-7 years. As we’ve discussed with the retail sector and others, a lot can change these days in that amount of time. Investors can get caught flat-footed by rapid developments in consumer behavior, energy prices, new legislation,…
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Easy Money
“The world is going up in a straight line, but for how long?” Such was one Euro banker’s query from the lofty aerie at the Davos World Economic Forum. Despite potential global worries including terrorism, nationalism, and bubblism, the mood was buoyant. “There’s always things to worry about,’ said another, “but not a lot until…
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Lead Left Interview – Jim Hudak (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Jim Hudak, President, CIT Commercial Finance. Jim has been with CIT and predecessor companies (AT&T Capital, Newcourt, Tyco) since 1991. He has also run the Corporate Finance Group at CIT, which comprises leading industry verticals in Aerospace & Defense, Commercial & Industrial, Communications, Media & Entertainment, Energy and…
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