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PDI Picks – 7/8/2024

Direct lending still the preferred choice In a much-changed world, investors are inclined to support well-established strategies and geographies. As the saying goes: the more things change, the more they stay the same. While the volatile inflationary and interest rate environment has created very different conditions for private debt firms to navigate, provisional data from…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 7/1/2024

Download PitchBook’s Report here. Worldwide, PE-backed exits remain sluggish midway through 2024. Pacing is difficult to assess with any exactitude, but should the first-half tallies of the year repeat, essentially 2024 would see the fewest exits since 2015, and the lowest exit value since 2013…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Where We Are (Last of a Series)

For investors, then, conditions remain propitious for private credit. The delivery of yield premiums to liquids, lower risk, and predictable income should continue. With rates still high, leverage should remain in a range. And the more growth-oriented sectors will likely continue to offer the best opportunities for investing and financing… ▶︎ Read June 10th 2024 […]

Private Debt Intelligence - 7/1/2024

India overtakes China in private debt AUM Read more in Preqin’s Insights+ Report: Alternatives in APAC 2024 Private debt in APAC has nearly doubled in the five years leading to September 2023. growing from $62.5bn in AUM to $123.5bn…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Covenant Trends - 7/1/2024

Average Free-and-Clear as a Multiple of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com

Middle Market & Private Credit – 7/1/2024

Fitch U.S. MM CLO Spotlight – May 2024 Click here to learn more. ‘CCC’ Exposure Marginally Up Exposure to assets with Fitch IDRs or credit opinions of ‘CCC+’ or below, excluding nonrated assets, increased by 20 bps to 18.6%, compared to last month and 3.5% higher than a year ago…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a