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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.
Private Debt Intelligence - 1/28/2019
Will We Continue to See Fundraising Success in the Private Debt Market? [wpdm_package id=’22729′] Private debt funds that held a…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/28/2019
Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Unitranche volume reached $7.5B in 4Q18 and $27B in 2018
LPC tracked US$7.5bn in unitranche facilities closed in 4Q18, down slightly from the US$8.9bn tracked in 3Q18, but still quite…
Another record year for the middle market
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The US middle market had quite the year. Both volume and total value easily set records by…
Underwriting’s influence on track record
GPs’ documentation practices play an outsized role in private credit, and LPs should know whether they’re doing it well. Limited…
Seniors Only
LPC’s analysis of private club deals showed almost 93% of middle market volume was senior or unitranche.
Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/21/2019
Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Private Debt Intelligence - 1/21/2019
Asia-Focused Private Debt Fundraising Falters [wpdm_package id=’22600′] 2018 proved to be another strong year for private debt fundraising, with the…
Debtwire Middle-Market – 1/21/2019
Source: Cliffwater Direct Lending Index and BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The red line in the chart…
Drawdown speeds and fund returns
Download PitchBook’s Report here. US PE fundraising trended down in 2018. No surprise there—more than $200 billion was cumulatively raised in…








Feeding the Chickens
“I believe in being fully transparent,” we told our spouse, negotiating NFL playoff viewing rights this past weekend. “It’s working,”…