Syndicated middle market loan volume falls 37% q-o-q in 3Q22 3Q22 syndicated middle market loan issuance tumbled by 37% quarter over quarter amid increased economic uncertainty and market volatility. Lending activity fell to US$35bn in 3Q22 from US$55bn in 2Q22 and was also far below the US$50bn posted in 3Q21. On a year-to-date basis, issuance…
Q3 numbers: interest rates starting to bite Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook has just released the Q3 2022 US PE Breakdown, available for free here. Both deal volume and total value are now in silver medal territory, eclipsing annual numbers seen in pre-COVID years. Deal momentum has been strong enough to carry 2022 to historically impressive…
Mezzanine fundraising in North America hits 12 month high Mezzanine fundraising activity in North America reaches a 12-month peak with $19bn raised in Q3 2022. Mezzanine finance is junior debt, often with warrants attached that allow investors to share in the upside. Since Q1 2021, aggregate capital raised for mezzanine funds in North America has…
Europe’s private markets step into the gap Dealflow was strong in the first half as the refinancing trend gathered pace. Despite unprecedented macroeconomic uncertainty, private credit funds in Europe enjoyed the busiest Q2 on record this year as they executed 216 deals, compared with 154 in the same period of 2021…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
3Q22 U.S. Leveraged volume down 45%; HY bonds off 77% y-o-y Less than US$182bn of leveraged loans and HY bond issuance was completed in 3Q22, the weakest quarterly results in over six years and a55% drop compared to the same time last year. At US$759bn, 1-3Q22 totals were down almost 45% compared to the year…
$50B in new capital Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s Quantitative Research team has released a new Quantitative Perspectives Report, which is available for free. One of the most interesting findings is charted above. In 2021, a common refrain was that LPs were piling into PE funds, as long as they were staying within range of their…
NA private debt deal activity struggles to catch up with 2021 highs Private debt deal activity in North America has slowed in the second half of 2022 so far, with the number of deals dropping to just over 100 in Q3 this year. Since the recent high of $78.8bn in Q2 2021, aggregate deal value…
The UK: room for optimism but concern growing While dealflow remains strong, lenders are cautious as we head towards the end of the year. Figures from Deloitte’s Alternative Lender Deal Tracker show the UK debt market is still the most active private lending space in Europe, accounting for 111 out of the 395 deals on…
Poll: Direct lenders overwhelmingly say they stayed busy in 3Q22 The direct lending market continues to be a popular go-to option at a time when the syndicated loan market has seen lower volumes due to heightened levels of volatility. Refinitiv LPC recently polled US middle market lenders, asking them: were you able to lend as…
Direct lending keeps replenishing Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest Private Debt Report is now available. Direct lending is “the standout strategy” among private lenders, now accounting for more than a third of all capital raised in the private debt market. The ratio was actually higher last year, 46.5%. Direct lending is joined at the hip…