U.S. Private Credit: Sizing Up Defaults Click here to download report. Small issuers generating less than $25 million EBITDA defaulted at more than double the rate of larger issuers in Fitch Ratings’ Private Credit Default Rate (PCDR) universe during the trailing twelve months (TTM) to 2Q25…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
PE exit/investment ratio Download PitchBook’s Report here. Sponsor-to-sponsor exit activity dipped on an absolute basis in Q2, along with the moderate decrease in total quarterly exits, but maintained its majority share of middle-market exit activity…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Notes from New York What’s on the minds of private debt professionals? Regulation, market conditions and distressed debt all had an airing at our recent industry event. We noted a few talking points from our recent PDI Network New York Forum: Private markets is in a “deregulatory environment”, according to Jillien Flores, chief advocacy officer…
During the recent PDI webinar we were asked, beyond yield, diversification, and deployment, what private credit areas are most vulnerable? What scenarios could likely create problems? These questions are excellent ones, because they allow us to tease out the differences among private capital managers, not just throw the entire asset class out with the bath…
Quarterly direct lending deals peaked 2Q 2024, slowed since. Source: PitchBook LCD, US data through Sept. 16, 2025.
M&A EV/revenue multiple for deals between $25 million and $1 billion Download PitchBook’s Report here. Middle-market valuation multiples are pointing to an increasingly liquid M&A market with valuation expectations broadly aligned with the 2017-2019 range, setting aside the distortions of the pandemic era…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Dividend Loan Issuance Through Q3 Sets New Record Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook Through September 23rd, US institutional loan issuance tied to dividend payments has reached $23.06b, setting a record for the year-to-date period and surpassing the $19.64b in dividend-related volume seen through the same point in 2021…. Subscribe to Read
Private credit and bank lenders struggle to meet middle market lending targets in 3Q25 The vast majority of middle market lenders have found sufficient opportunities hard to come by in the most recent quarter, according to LSEG LPC’s Middle Market Outlook Survey…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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