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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 9/8/2014

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The average yield assuming a three year term to repayment, on first-lien institutional tranches is at 5.56 percent so far in 3Q14, up from 5.17 percent in 2Q14. Moreover, 30 percent of first-lien term loans have priced at a yield of 6 percent or above,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

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The Back to School Issue

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With some anxiety, we watched our five-year-old daughter walk up to the school bus yesterday morning, on her way to the first day of kindergarten. As she climbed aboard, we overheard one of her classmates ask, “Is that your grandfather?” As a pesky questioner ourselves, we admired the young boy’s pluck. Although it injected a…

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Chart of the Week - 9/1/2014

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Uncle Bucks Whatever the investing climate is for the balance of the year, 2014 will see the best fundraising for PE sponsors since 2008.                 Source: Thomson Reuters Buyouts… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

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Markit Recap - 9/1/2014

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Russia and India have long had a close relationship, going back to the days of Nehru and Khrushchev. But, though links between the two countries remain tight, the same can’t be said of their relative creditworthiness…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

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The Pulse of Private Equity - 9/1/2014

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PE Firms Pumping out the Cash U.S. PE firms distributed about $98 billion more back to investors than they called down in 2013. Total distributions amounted to $232.5 billion last year, a ten-year high and 3% increase over total distributions in 2012. While distributions increased in 2013,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in

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