Chart of the Week – Back from the Dead
Cash flowed into retail loan funds for the first time in two months. The $530 million figure was also the largest such in-flow in more than a year. Source: S&P/LCD, Lipper
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The Pulse of Private Equity – 4/20/2015
U.S. Middle Market Shows No Signs of Slowing PE picked up where it left off in the middle market, notching 418 deals in the first quarter for a combined $69 billion. Both totals are in line with typical quarter numbers in 2014, which turned out to be a record year…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a
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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 4/20/2015
Yields on institutional term loans have inched higher so far in April, after dropping in March. The average yield, assuming a three-year term to repayment is 5.66 percent in April, up from 5.28 percent in March. Still April levels are below the 6 percent threshold,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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State of the Capital Markets – First Quarter 2015 Review and Second Quarter 2015 Outlook
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Loan Stats at a Glance – 4/20/2015
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Private Equity is Done…Well, Not Quite (Part Two)
Last week we began to respond to the WSJ op-ed by Andy Kessler in which he stated the glory days of private equity are over. We first reviewed how many ups and downs the industry has had over the past thirty or so years; at least seven stages, at the end of each of which…
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Chart of the Week – Slump to Start
Private equity deal closings are at their lowest level in almost four years, as buyers turn cautious on purchase price multiples.Source: PitchBook
Lead Left Interview – David M. Walker
This week we speak with the Hon. David M. Walker, Senior Strategic Advisor, PwC, Founder, Comeback America Initiative, and former Comptroller General of the United States. Dave Walker is the author of Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility (2010), and will be a keynote speaker at the 22nd annual Atlantic Conferences…
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