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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 
China-driven M&A isn’t happening this year
Download PitchBook’s Report here. North American M&A activity involving Chinese buyers has fallen off a cliff this year. That’s not a…
Private Debt Intelligence - 10/28/2019
Private Debt First-Time Funds in 2019 [wpdm_package id=’29532′] 2019 has been a slow fundraising year for private debt – so…
Distressed debt fundraising figures no longer distressing
Despite subpar returns from many such funds, the strategy continues to attract LP dollars. Distressed debt has continued its strong…
Underperforming credits getting hit harder in the secondary loan market
Source: Debtwire Par, Markit The leveraged loan market has become more bifurcated, with underperforming credits getting hit harder in the…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/28/2019
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Adds Up
The number of add-ons is more than buyouts, as private equity strives to improve investment returns.
Headwinds for the Loan Syndication Market
Last week we took on the question of deal flow. How does the backdrop of M&A activity relate to the…
Special Report: Private Debt - Search for Transparency
In June 2019 The Lead Left published a series of articles on private debt. This report consolidates those articles.
Flight to quality continues on in the US leveraged loan market
Looking at year-to-date average secondary bids along with loan volume highlights the flight to quality seen in the US loan…
Distributions – timing is everything
Download PitchBook’s Report here. With illiquid asset classes like PE, it’s hard but worthwhile to try to figure out how quickly…
Today the 10-year Treasury is 1.75%. At the end of the year, it will be…?
Deal, No Deal (Last of a Series)
Tracking data in our market is often a challenge. As we’ve said in other contexts, there are three levels of…