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Debtwire Middle-Market – 1/6/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 11% as of 6 January) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Covenant Trends - 1/6/2025

Percentage of Loans that Allow Uncapped Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Adjustments, Sponsored vs. Non-Sponsored (LTM) (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com

Middle Market & Private Credit – 1/6/2025

North America Private Credit Downgrades to Moderate in 2025 Click here to learn more. Join Fitch for the upcoming Outlook panel: Credit Outlook 2025 Private Credit Rating downgrades and default rates for Fitch’s North America Privately Monitored Ratings (PMR) portfolio could stabilize in 2025…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

PDI Picks – 1/6/2025

Performance driving LP confidence Investors are by and large happy with what private debt has achieved, even if they do have some reservations. In a column before the holidays, we reflected on preliminary findings from our LP Perspectives study showing that 58 percent of investors wanted to invest more in private debt over the next…

High Five – 2025 Outlook (First of a Series)

A year ago we identified four issues for 2024 that would lay the foundations for a Goldilocks era in private debt and private equity:  It turns out all these factors did contribute to a stellar year for top private capital managers and investors. As we look back at the market’s progress, it’s now evident the…