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“A Slow Sort of Country”

By THE LEAD | August 1, 2024

Media coverage at the time trumpeted how banks were fighting to regain lost share to direct lenders. It also warned…

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Fast and Furious (Second of Two Parts)

By THE LEAD | July 25, 2024

As we discussed in our Best Practices in Private Credit series, portfolio construction is everything. With little way out short…

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Fast and Furious (Part One of Two)

By THE LEAD | July 18, 2024

The Magnificent Seven, representing 40% of the Nasdaq 100, is an extreme example of industry concentration. The market cap of…

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Tyranny of Dry Powder – An Update

By THE LEAD | July 11, 2024

Partnering with top-tier private equity firms also creates alignment with more defensive, growth-oriented sectors. Not coincidentally, these businesses retain the…

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Where We Are (Last of a Series)

By THE LEAD | July 5, 2024

For investors, then, conditions remain propitious for private credit. The delivery of yield premiums to liquids, lower risk, and predictable…

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Where We Are (Third of a Series)

By THE LEAD | June 27, 2024

The media seems to characterize amendments and extensions as financing gimmicks, but they are well-worn features of the leverage finance…

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Where We Are (Second of a Series)

By THE LEAD | June 20, 2024

How challenging has it been to predict the next recession? An inverted Treasury yield curve, a reliable forecaster of the…

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Where We Are (First of a Series)

By THE LEAD | June 12, 2024

Some credit managers, in more desperate bids to put idle cash to work, are offering aggressive terms to smaller businesses.…

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Best Practices in Private Credit (Last of a Series)

By THE LEAD | June 5, 2024

We’ve spent the last six weeks outlining best practices top direct lenders employ so portfolios generate the highest returns complemented…

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Best Practices in Private Credit (Sixth of a Series)

By THE LEAD | May 29, 2024

Our underwriting teams start by analyzing financials from portfolio company CFOs, comparing them to prior year, budget, and downside cases.…

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