Middle-market above pre-Covid levels Download PitchBook’s Report here. Middle-market activity came in at $443.8 billion in 2023, according to PitchBook’s just-released US PE Middle Market Report. That represents a 26% decline from 2021 levels, while deal flow declined by a smaller 21% to 3,314…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
SVB was a major player in US middle market technology lending Silicon Valley Bank, the fifth largest lender to US middle market technology issuers, collapsed last week. According to Refinitiv LPC data, between 2020 and 2022, SVB agented 35 US middle market technology loans, totaling a combined US$4.8bn in deal volume…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
Rising investor interest in special situations and distressed debt An increasing proportion of investors surveyed by Preqin say special situations and distressed present the best opportunities in private debt. According to Preqin’s latest Investor Outlook survey,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Reflections on distress Looking back on capital accumulation in recent years, investor anticipation of distressed debt opportunities grew – sometimes without reason. With distress a major talking point again, here are a few observations from a glance at our fundraising data: Waiting for the wave: Much of the recent history of distressed debt fundraising has…
Jumbo outstandings climb to $118B with Cotiviti’s new record deal Cotiviti’s $5.5 billion credit raises outstanding jumbo loan volume to $118 billion, as tracked by KBRA DLD. That figure includes incremental debt for existing jumbo issuers, defined as those with private loans of $1 billion or greater. The number of known companies with outstanding jumbo…
US primary institutional yields are averaging 9.57% in 1Q23 Average primary institutional yields have flattened in the last two quarters after soaring in 3Q22. At 9.57% so far in 1Q23, the average first-lien institutional yield, assuming a three-year term to repayment, is slightly below 4Q22’s 9.62%. While SOFR rates continue to rise, tighter discounts and spreads…
Q4 recovery in private debt fundraising Download PitchBook’s Report here. A quarter ago, private debt fundraising numbers were “poised for a down year,” according to the guy typing this sentence. At the time, about $130 billion had closed in new private debt funds, compared to $228 billion in the 2021 vintage. The other decline, which remains…
Investor demand for private debt unabated in 2022 Despite the turbulent macro environment, investors have remained committed to private debt for its ability to deliver resilient real returns in the face of inflation and an uncertain rate environment. Fundraising in 2022 almost matched 2021’s record figure of $231.0bn… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log
An ESG journey still in its infancy Private debt and ESG don’t have a long history together, but there are signs of much-needed progress being made. Long gone are the days when lenders were commonly described as the back-seat drivers in private equity-sponsored transactions. While equity financiers market themselves on their ability to bring operational…
Only 13% of LP dollars went to new PE firms Download PitchBook’s Report here. Only 13% of PE fundraising dollars went to inexperienced managers in 2022, according to PitchBook’s 2022 Annual Global Private Market Fundraising Report. That’s the smallest ratio we’ve recorded, though the 2020 ratio was similarly small (15%). The 2021 ratio was 17%. Before…