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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 11/13/2017

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Primary leveraged yields are almost flat in 4Q17 Average primary yields on first-lien institutional term loans have been relatively flat so far in 4Q17. At 5.11%, the average yield assuming a three-year term to repayment on first-lien institutional term loans is just 5bp below 3Q17 levels. However, when looking at the components, yields have been…

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State of the Loan Market (Third of a Series)

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Besides the Annual LSTA Conference, the other recent industry gathering of note was the Creditflux CLO Conference in NY. The focus here was trends in structured finance, from both issuer and investor perspectives. Collateral loan obligations, as we’ve covered in a special series [link], represent the majority of loan buyers in the broadly syndicated market….

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The Pulse of Private Equity - 11/13/2017

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The middle market keeps growing Download PitchBook’s Report click here. Middle-market PE activity continued unabated in 3Q. $233 billion has been invested in the MM across 1,652 deals this year, according to our recently released 3Q 2017 Middle Market Report, and the fourth quarter should help push 2017 figures past last year’s, with at least…

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Debtwire Middle-Market – 11/13/2017

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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 comprises of more…

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