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Bye-bor

By all accounts it was worth waiting for. The 10th Procrastination Research Conference, held last month in Chicago, featured sixty professionals – mostly psychologists and behavioral economists – from around the world. Besides reviewing the latest findings in this unusual field, attendees discussed why so many people – one in five of us – qualify…

Lead Left Interview - Marc Daniel (Part 2)

This week we continue our conversation with Marc Daniel, managing director, mergers and acquisitions, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. STRH is recognized as a top provider of M&A services for deals under $500 million and has executed hundreds of transactions for private and public companies, as well as financial sponsor firms, across a wide variety of industries…

Private Debt Intelligence - 8/14/2017

Deal Concentration by Location and Industry Recent Preqin data saw that deals completed in H1 2017 were both concentrated by location as well as primary industry focus. Preqin found that most private debt deal activity was concentrated in North America and most completed deals occurred in the industrials sector…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?

Markit Recap – 8/7/2017

South Korea widens as rhetoric ramps up Donald Trump’s promise to bring “fire and fury” to North Korea if it continues to threaten the United States has certainly caused consternation across the world. But has Trump’s rhetoric affected the credit markets? In the space of a couple of days it has had an impact, though…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 8/7/2017

MM Fundraising hits US$35B YTD, on track to match 2016 levels Fundraising for middle market lending continues strong in 2017. Year to date LPC has tracked almost US$35 billion in inflows on the back of US$60B just last year. Direct lending funds continue to make up the biggest piece of the pie raking in 64%…