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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home
Much attention has been paid to the suitability of Matt Damon in the lead role as the wily Odysseus in this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster.
Slower, But Still Pretty Fast
We caught up recently with our chief investment strategist at Nuveen, Brian Nick for a conversation on markets and the…
Heavy on the Lite
Cov-lite unitranche volume spiked in both the large corp. and MM segments.
“Too much capital chasing too few deals”?
Download PitchBook’s Report here. “Too much capital chasing too few deals” is a common refrain in the direct lending market. Is…
Private Debt Intelligence - 2/14/2022
Special situations funds raise more capital through the pandemic [wpdm_package id=’52307′] North America-focused fundraising for private debt hit new highs…
Average Free-and-Clear as a Multiple of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - February 2022
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
It’s not all about institutions
All the talk is around retail investment as fund managers reach out to this potentially huge investor base. Retail investors…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/14/2022
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Risky Loans? Think Again.
For private capital investors, the recent spate of market volatility is another opportunity to show strength relative to public asset…
BDC visible loans benchmark edges lower year-to-date
Valuations of actively marked BDC loans have edged marginally lower so far in 2022, continuing the trend seen in 4Q21.…
High yield bond market activity cools in January as demand wanes
Source: Debtwire Par The high-yield (HY) bond market has seen a muted start to the new year, with issuance of…









2022 Capital Markets Outlook (First of a series)
In our 2022 Capital Markets Outlook, we discussed expectations for the year ahead. Topics included covenant-lite loans, inflation and rising…