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…
US private credit fundraising totals over US$35bn in 1Q23 1Q23 has been a busy one for private debt fundraising. Already this quarter there has been US$35.8bn of US middle market private credit fundraising, on pace to log the highest level since 2Q22’s US$51.4bn total. There has been a handful of multi-billion-dollar capital raises so far…
Mezzanine debt fundraising hits record in Q1 Mezzanine debt set a new record for first-quarter fundraising in 2023, with $20.7bn raised in just two months. This amount surpassed the combined total of the previous seven first quarters, which was $18.7bn. More than half the capital was raised by Goldman Sachs GS Mezzanine Partners VIII which…
Few signs of waning appetite While economic pressures grab the headlines, private debt is forging ahead with investor support apparently remaining solid. There may be over-allocation issues for some investors but there are few signs that current macroeconomic pressures are translating into waning appetite for private debt…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in
Corrections strongest in growth, VC strategies Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest Quantitative Perspectives Report, available for free here, found a strong run-up in five strategies since 2019. The strongest surge was among PE growth funds, where hypothetical growth more than doubled between Q1 2020 and Q4 2021. $100 invested in 2007 would have equated to…
BDC non-accrual rates tick higher Despite increased concerns around credit quality in recent months, BDC non-accrual rates have remained low by historical standards. Looking at the universe of BDCs that have reported 4Q22 earnings, the weighted average non-accrual rate on debt investments ticked up to 2.17% in 4Q22 from 1.91% in the prior quarter…. Subscribe
North America vastly outnumbers growth capital deals globally The number of private debt deals in North America have greatly outnumbered those in Europe and Asia combined over the past few years. The region saw 2,360 deals take place between the start of 2020 and 2023 YTD, in contrast to Europe’s 1,101 and Asia’s 94 (not…