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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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    Price points emerge in 10% to 11% range for jumbo direct lending loans

    Two jumbo direct lending deals surfaced this week— Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Airbnb —as the first comps to guide new issue…

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    Stat of the Week: U.S. Institutional Large MM Loan Default Rate (%)

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    Select Deals in the Market - 4/13/2020

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    What will be the biggest advancement due to Covid-19?

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    The Great Stay-In (Sixth of a Series)

    This week we wrap up our conversation with Brian Nick, Nuveen’s chief investment strategist: The Lead Left: Brian, how do…

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    Peak to Trough

    Last month’s early price plunge was three times worse than the Great Depression.

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    Percentage of Loans with F&C Tranche / Pro Forma EBITDA >0.9x

    Contact: Steven Miller

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 4/13/2020

    Private Debt Fundraising Falls in Q1 2020 [wpdm_package id=’33858′] The past quarter has been a challenging one, with the emergence…

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    Secondary loan market continues to grind higher

    Source: Debtwire Par, Markit The secondary loan market continues to grind higher, adding over 2 points in the last week…

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    Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - Apr 2020

    Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com

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    The hidden attraction of distress

    They may not be raking in fresh capital right now, but distressed debt managers have plenty of firepower to take…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 4/13/2020

    Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    New money lending for MM sponsored deals drops for third quarter

    New money lending in the syndicated loan market backing middle market sponsored deals fell for the third consecutive quarter in…

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    Exits are already down

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. Exit activity is bound for a tough year, as preliminary Q1 numbers confirm. Historically, first quarter exit…

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    Covid -19 and Direct Lenders

    “We did not underwrite for this.” So said the partner of a top-tier middle market private equity firm, speaking of…

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    Stat of the Week: US Community Mobility Changes

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