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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 
BDC returns superior so far in 2019
If you were not buying BDC stocks in the dip in December, you are probably feeling remorse because BDC returns…
Are dry powder levels a concern?
Download PitchBook’s Report here. PE capital overhang levels reached $800 billion last year between North America and Europe. For perspective, the…
Average Unadjusted Leverage for M&A-Driven Loan Deals (First Lien vs. Total)
Contact: Steven Miller
The Goldilocks of capital deployment
Despite heated discussion around perceived recklessness, most LPs are satisfied with how GPs have managed their capital. Much has been…
Mutual Attraction
The premium between large cap and the middle market has shrunk to 50 bps, the tightest in a decade.
Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/18/2019
Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Private Debt Intelligence - 2/18/2019
An Insight into Private Debt Returns [wpdm_package id=’23146′] Private debt has flourished in recent years: the asset class has raised…
Special Report: Loans - Search and Recovery
Beginning in October 2018 The Lead Left published a series of articles on loan recovery. This report consolidates those articles.
Besides borrower financial performance, which factor do you most scrutinize during due diligence?
Global green loan volume nearly US$6bn one month into 2019
Barely five weeks into the new year, nearly US$6bn in green and ESG loan financings have worked their way through…
Bigger funds and lower margins
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Over 90% of 2018 vintage PE funds were larger than their predecessors. That’s the first time in…
The rise of the few in Europe
In 2018, three European mega-funds raised more than one out of every three dollars focused on the region. A dominant…
Apart at Last
Valentine’s Day traditionally celebrates the marvels and mysteries of love. As a study of the latter, a travel site ran…