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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 9/1/2014
On the back of increasingly unsettling global headlines, the capital markets took a beating earlier this month. As the equity markets tumbled, the US high yield bond market likewise saw skittishness culminating in an outflow of over $7 billion during the week of August 6 alone,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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Lead Left Interview – Stephen Lewis
This week we speak with Stephen Lewis, founder, Cross Border Strategies LLC. His firm provides advice to global middle market companies as they structure transactions internationally and assists those companies in sourcing the necessary financing. The Lead Left: Steve, it’s been a while since we’ve spoken. Remind our readers what your firm focuses on. Stephen Lewis: We…
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Markit Recap – 8/18/2014
The micro issues of Argentina and Banco Espirito Santo have garnered most of the attention in the CDS market of late, but as the summer draws to a close the discourse is shifting back to the macro picture. On the face of it, the change in focus could be a negative development. The eurozone economy…
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Lead Left Interview – Randy Schwimmer
For those readers who missed it, this week we reprint in part an interview with Buyouts’ editor, David Toll that appeared in PE HUB on May 6th. You can read the complete conversation by clicking on the link at the bottom of this section. After a two-year hiatus, Randy Schwimmer is back with his weekly e-newsletter covering…
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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 8/18/2014
Global volatility has spread down to the leveraged loan market and investors are pushing back. Twenty one first-lien institutional term loans have flexed up in the first half of August, just one shy of the total for the months of April and May. On the flipside, only four first-lien term loans have flexed down, dramatically lower than…
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Loan Stats at a Glance – 8/18/2014
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Cuong Huynh cuong.huynh@spcapitaliq.com
The Pulse of Private Equity – 8/18/2014
Secondary Buyouts – An Obvious Solution The above graph suggests that 2014 is set to decline in terms of secondary buyout deal (SBO) flow. If the pace set in the first half of the year continues, this year would represent an 11% fall from the robust 2013 levels…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log
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