Asia-Pacific: Down but not out The weak first quarter of fundraising is not necessarily a harbinger of things to come. Fundraising for Asia-Pacific funds in the first quarter was slow – as it has been historically – but the region may be poised to increase its fundraising total, according to PDI data. Across 2016, 2017…
Private Debt Deals: North America vs. Europe 2017 saw the highest level of fundraising activity for private debt funds to date, a strong indication of increasing investor appetite for the asset class. However, fund managers must now put this capital to work. In a recent Preqin survey, the largest proportion of fund managers cited valuations…
Oil & gas loan prices climb in tandem with higher oil prices Secondary market oil and gas loan prices have climbed 137 bps so far this year in tandem with higher oil prices that surprised, jumping almost $11 this year to $71.3 a barrel. Oil and gas loans have rebounded from the lows hit in…
PE’s massive consolidation in healthcare Download Report click here. Healthcare-related PE activity broke records last year. Both counts and value reached new highs in 2017, according to RSM’s Q1 Healthcare and Life Sciences Report, done in conjunction with PitchBook. In all, 692 transactions were done totaling $86.1 billion in North America…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
Fewer managers collecting more of the capital Private credit vehicles seeking capital fell from the record level reached in the first half of 2017. The number of private debt funds raising money has fallen slightly from a record number at the middle of last year but it remains strong; as of 31 March, there were…
Has contagion returned to the eurozone? Bismarck said politics was the art of the possible. Holders of sovereign bonds issued by eurozone peripherals will be hoping this aphorism applies to Italy’s incoming government. A populist coalition formed of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the right-wing League, which looks set to form a government, seemed…
Women Account for Less than a Fifth of Private Debt Employees The lack of female representation in alternative assets has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, as women account for less than a fifth of employees in firms across all alternative asset classes. When looking at the representation of women in different levels seniority,…
BDC share prices rebound, returns turn positive YTD After showing a declining trend over the last year, BDC share prices are back on the mend this earnings season. The average share price to net asset value per share saw a sharp uptick last week to 0.902 times, up from 0.86-0.87 times in April. As a…
Moving up in the real estate world The total raised for senior debt so far in 2018 signifies a jump from previous years. The growth in real estate debt is just one of the many story lines in the expansion of private credit, and senior debt in that sub-strategy seems to be having its moment…
Carving out opportunities Download PitchBook’s 1Q 2018 M&A Report click here. Somewhat quietly, PE-led carveout acquisitions have boomed in recent years. This is a natural and sometimes overlooked consequence of M&A booms, especially today’s. Corporate buying sprees have their own logic to them, and when public companies announce plans to buy or sell certain non-core…