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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.
2020 buoyed by fourth quarter
PitchBook’s latest US PE Breakdown is around the corner. Our numbers suggest a massive jump in Q4 activity, bringing 2020…
Steady As She Goes
Last year was Exhibit A on how non-traded loans perform amid volatility relative to their liquid cousins.
Private Debt Intelligence - 1/4/2021
Private Debt Fundraising Slightly Slows in 2020 [wpdm_package id=’41358′] Since 2015, more than 200 private debt funds have been closing…
The LP view of 2021
Our annual study of investor sentiment finds optimism over future performance and an enthusiasm for distressed debt. Amid all the…
2020 US Syndicated loan volume at 10 year low amid pandemic
In a year overshadowed by a global pandemic, social unrest and a prolonged US election cycle, lenders pushed over US$1.5trn…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/4/2021
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Middle market rebound in Q3
PE activity saw a healthy rebound in Q3, which was expected, according to PitchBook’s just-released Q3 Middle Market Report. An…
SPACSs: Weighing the Benefits
Workers unwrapping the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center last month found a little present. The 75-foot high Norway spruce from…
Libor floors remain in institutional market, but are lower in 4Q20
As the Libor rate remains at low levels, investors continue to demand Libor floors in the institutional market. The average…
SPACs – A Primer (Last of a Series)
As we wrap up our special series on SPACs, let’s take a look at the performance of these vehicles over…
SPAC Up the Truck
The value of initial business combinations (IBCs) produced by SPAC IPOs has reached unprecedented levels in 2020.
LBO deal flow drops sharply in 2020; fewer large transactions hits new money loan supply
Source: Debtwire Par As we approach the end of 2020, LBO financings have helped boost loan supply this quarter, with…







The Value Props
We typically dedicate the new year’s first issue to reviewing the year gone by. Unfortunately when we emerged from the…