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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 
Loan Stats at a Glance - 12/16/2019
Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Buyout Binge
Purchase price multiples for all leveraged buyouts have steadily risen since the Great Recession.
US secondary loan bids get a boost from improved single-B sentiment
Average bids in the US secondary loan market have been on the upswing of late. The LPC 100, Refinitiv LPC’s…
Middle market firms rarely target the public market
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Middle market investors aren’t known for prolific take-private activity, but the percentages are surprisingly low. For the…
Direct Lending: Add-ons maintain share over buyouts in November
Add-on acquisitions continued to drive financings over buyouts in November, accounting for half the tally, compared to 42% for LBOs,…
Percentage of Loans with Uncapped Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Addbacks
Contact: Steven Miller
Private Debt Intelligence - 12/9/2019
Europe-Focused Private Debt Fundraising Hits Record High [wpdm_package id=’30603′] Private debt fundraising has been slowing down globally since 2017 –…
LPs expecting lower private debt returns in 2020
The asset class has experienced intense competition over the years, and that might be starting to show up in LPs’…
High yield bond issuance climbs sharply in November, up 41% YoY
Source: Debtwire Par High yield bond issuance continued its hot streak following a November which saw USD 37bn in volume…
Private Credit Risk: Where Are We Now?
As a long-term participant in the #CreditMarkets, we’ve learned the most intriguing times are not when things are going swimmingly…
“The Best Place to Be” (Third of a Series)
A dictionary of Latin words, called the “Thesaurus Linguae Latinae,” was begun in 1893 by a team of German researchers.…
“The Best Place to Be” (Last of a Series)
The name George Laurer may not be familiar to our readers. But his invention certainly is. Mr. Laurer, who passed…