Last week’s feature on Hershey PA proved to be one of our more popular commentaries. Several faithful Lead Lefters recounted their favorite childhood reminiscences of the American epicenter of all things chocolate. According to one senior banker who grew up in Hershey, Milton Hershey established the town’s K-12 school in 1909. Today the school’s endowment…
This week we continue our conversation with Mark MacTavish, a Managing Director at ONCAP, which is the dedicated middle market private equity platform of Onex Corporation. Onex was founded in 1984 and manages approximately $24 billion in assets, principally through two private equity platforms, in which each Onex is the largest investor. In November 2016,…
FoF needs a reset Download PitchBook’s Report click here. Are fund-of-funds obsolete? It’s a question that’s been asked over the years, but one that is taking on more urgency as the numbers continue to slide down and to the right. FoF fundraising declined a fourth straight year in 2016 and is on track for a…
Private Debt Funds in Market As at November 2017, there is a record 324 private debt funds in market, seeking a combined $153bn in capital commitments. This represents a 12% increase in the number of funds raising capital and a 21% rise in targeted capital compared to the beginning of 2017…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
The average spread of the highest-rated middle market CLO liabilities has plummeted over 50 bps since last year.
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Percentage of Loans with an MFN Sunset Contact: Steven Miller
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iTraxx Crossover underperforming? Here in the UK there is no end of doom and gloom about Brexit and the state of the economy. One could be forgiven for approaching the end of 2017 in a bleak mood. But the European investment grade market appears immune to this despondency; indeed, we are going into year-end in…