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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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August 12, 2026 
Fundraising has not been stopped in its tracks
Senior debt strategies lead the way as capital accumulation manages to retain some forward momentum. Private debt funds raised a…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/19/2020
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
3Q20 MM sponsored loan issuance picks up from 2Q20's low, but still quite anemic
Sponsor-backed middle market volume showed a pick up in 3Q20 to US$5.6bn, up 120% from 2Q20’s post credit crisis low.…
Carveouts – up but not booming
Download PitchBook’s Report here. One of the earliest predictions back in March was that PE-led carveout activity would go up. PEGs…
Finding Private Debt
The number of private debt funds raised globally slumped in the third quarter, but has generally held steady.
Leveraged loan market sees a pick-up in M&A-related deals and dividend recaps
Source: Debtwire Par Following on from September, the month of October is seeing a steady stream of leveraged loan deals,…
State of the Capital Markets – Third Quarter 2020 Review and Fourth Quarter 2020 Outlook
Review of Current Market Conditions/ Analysis of Capital Markets Metrics/ Review of Credit Quality/ Outlook for Fourth Quarter 2020
Private Credit: Outlook for 2021
“If you liked private credit before, you’ll really like it now.” That’s the way one practioner neatly summed up how…
Private Debt Intelligence - 10/12/2020
Direct Lending and mezzanine strategies gathered most of the capital in Q3 2020 [wpdm_package id=’38836′] In Q3 2020, private debt…
Distribution of Accordion F&C Tranche EBITDA Grower Caps (L3M)
Contact: Steven Miller
What to make of direct lenders' prospects?
Direct lending has enjoyed years of tailwinds – now it must confront the headwinds. Direct lending has experienced enormous growth…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/12/2020
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
The Tyranny of Dry Powder
A recent note from our good friend at Bloomberg, Kelsey Butler, pointed to a study in Astrobiology highlighting 24 planets…