MM cov-lite issuance of $22B YTD slightly behind 2017’s record high Year to date middle market covenant lite volume has reached US$22bn. This is only about 11.5% behind 2017’s all time record high of US$25.1bn, making 2018 the second highest year on record. Much of 2017’s strong momentum carried over into 2018 with 1H18 issuance…
The evolution of the GP-LP relationship in private credit The asset class has grown a lot in some ways over this credit cycle, but still has a way to go. Next to a general partner’s boast about the width of their deal funnel and underwriting skills is the strength of their relationships with investors. This…
Australia-Based Private Debt Investors Look to Distressed Debt The pace of growth of the Australia’s private debt market has trailed behind other regions, most notably the US and Europe, but it is finally seeing an uptick. After a year-on-year decline in assets from 2013 to 2015, Australia-based assets has seen its private debt industry grow…
MM sponsored spreads not yet showing impact of leveraged loan volatility Whenever volatility and investor pushback strikes the leveraged loan market, it always takes time for those effects to move down into the less liquid middle market. The average bid on the 100 most liquid loans has been grinding down for most of November, hitting…
PE carveouts on the rise Download PitchBook’s Report here. Activists, shareholders and corporate boards are all increasingly vocal about focusing on core investments, which often translates into selling off non-core assets. Not every PEG is experienced in carveouts, which are riskier and more challenging than standard buyouts. But for investors who have done them in the…
Direct lending is popular – and thus bucks the trend A new survey shows the strategy retaining a strong level of demand, while other areas of private debt lose their allure. They still can’t get enough. Ever since the global financial crisis, the theme of direct lending has gathered pace – and also gathered increasing…
Credit Hedge Funds See Negative Returns in October The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned -2.35% in October, as the industry faced a particularly volatile month on equities markets. This was in fact, the lowest monthly performance recorded by the benchmark since January 2016. It takes overall hedge fund performance in 2018 year-to-date into negative…
Opening the books to investors In a survey from sister publication pfm, the number of managers trying “very hard” not to disclose a deficiency uncovered via a routine exam by regulators increased by 7%. Perhaps the only thing worse than a realised credit loss for alternative lenders is when the Securities and Exchange Commission comes…
US M&A loan issuance continues at a healthy pace this quarter At around the halfway point in the quarter, US M&A activity has remained busy. Through November 14, there has been US$71bn in completed leveraged M&A issuance and US$10.6bn in completed non-leveraged M&A issuance…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Is the middle market at an inflection point? Download PitchBook’s Report here. Much has been said on the consistent strength of the US middle market—much of it by us. Commenting as a data provider, we’ve found it tricky to creatively analyze the middle market without repeating ourselves. That said, there are a few unique ways to…