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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.

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 11/1/2021

    Direct lending hoovers up private debt capital [wpdm_package id=’49695′] Direct lending has attracted more capital than any other debt strategy…

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    Average Total Deleveraging Required To Meet RP Ratio Test

    (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

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    Five observations from the Global Investor 30

    There are no signs yet of the pandemic having had any negative effect on investor enthusiasm for private debt. We…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 11/1/2021

    Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    Private Credit in Full

    News reached us recently of a young walrus that had wandered south from his Arctic range in search of ice…

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    Middle market LBO direct lending surges to new heights

    It was a record setting quarter for middle market LBO direct lending in 3Q21, with volume surging to US$16.3bn, nearly…

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    Stat of the Week: North America-Focused PE Buyout Dry Powder ($Bn)

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    Growth deals in vogue

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. One sea change in the post-COVID PE market is the surge in growth deals. According to PitchBook’s…

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    A Market in Full (Third of a Series)

    We report (in person!) this week from the SuperReturn Private Credit conference in Chicago, where we chaired day one, moderated…

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    Nowhere to Hide

    Covid conditions convince investors that fixed income and equities are equally attractive.

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    Our firm’s holiday party will be…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 10/25/2021

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 10/25/2021

    Q3 aggregate capital raised increases across regions [wpdm_package id=’49499′] North America-focused private debt funds raised $26.8bn over Q3 2021, an…

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    Distribution of Accordion F&C Tranche EBITDA Grower Caps (L3M)

    (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/25/2021

    Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    A Market in Full: Liquid Credit

    Of the many unanticipated consequences of Covid, one catching our eye was the recent NYT headline: “Birds Thrived During Lockdowns.”…

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