North America dominates private debt fundraising once again The continent, where the plurality of private debt capital is being sought, highlights both the mature alternative asset markets and the fragmented nature of the European market. North America has once again stolen the geographic spotlight in private debt; more than 45 percent of the total capital…
PE sponsors ramp up delay draw term loans in the U.S. middle market Over the last few years, sponsors have been ramping up the amount of delay draw term loans within their middle market M&A transactions. In 2Q19, LPC tracked US$3.1bn in delay draw term loan volume within middle market sponsored finance which is the…
Private Debt Dry Powder Falls in Q2 The available capital held by private debt fund managers fell in Q2, reflecting the slower pace of fundraising. Having grown from $278bn at the end of 2018 to $286bn at the end of Q1, dry powder fell to $269bn in the three months to the end of June….
Deals with no LIBOR floor or 0% floor decline slightly in July Libor rates have been on the decline this year. As of July 24, the 3-month Libor rate was 2.27%, 54bp below its 2018 year-end level. So far in July, the average Libor rate is 2.3% down from 2.51% in 2Q19. And investors might…
An energy boost for infrastructure debt The strategy has plenty of supporters in the investor community, as the latest PDI fundraising figures demonstrate. Private debt fundraising is going strong – but, proportionally, infrastructure debt fundraising is going even stronger. In our recently released global fundraising figures for the first half of this year, PDI revealed…
Private markets grow in size, importance Private market strategies are growing and will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. PitchBook heard from 101 institutional limited partners as part of a new survey report (Private Markets: A Decade of Growth) to see where LPs are allocating their money in the near-term. Two-thirds said they’d be…
Private Debt Funds in Market in Q2 2019 Through Q2 2019, new private debt funds have continued to come to market, and there are now a record 420 vehicles on the road. Having spiked to $192bn at the start of the quarter, though, the total capital sought in the asset class has fallen back to…
2Q19 non-sponsored lending jumped to its highest quarterly level in a year After a very slow start to the year, non-sponsored lending soared in 2Q19. At US$26bn, non-sponsored syndicated loan volume was up 81% from 1Q19, but was still down 15% year-over-year. The quarter-over-quarter increase in lending was driven by a big surge in refinancings…
Private Debt Fundraising in Different Regions over H1 2019 Private debt fundraising started 2019 slowly, and in Q2 it has not picked up. Looking regionally, it appears that while prospects are good in North America, in Europe and Asia fundraising momentum has fallen to the mid-point of the year…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?
12x the rest of the year? Download PitchBook’s Report here. Two quarters into 2019 and buyout multiples remain above 12x on a median basis, according to PitchBook’s recently released PE Breakdown Report. Quarterly readings from 2015 to early 2016 were in the 9.5x to 10.5x range, with multiples gradually building over time. Though high, investors have…