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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.
Leveraged loan volume tumbles in 3Q18;
Arrangers back end jumbo deals to September Despite the strong market technicals which continued to define the US loan market,…
PE fundraising trending down
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The PE fundraising trail hasn’t been too difficult to navigate lately. For one, most newly raised funds…
Mid Cap Gap
All-in spreads favored middle market loans over large caps by 117 bps in September (up from 97 bps in August), while Libor remained flat.
Chasing special returns
A poll asked our New York Forum audience to name the most promising strategy over the next year. It produced…
Private Debt Intelligence - 10/1/2018
Will Europe Direct Lending Activity Outpace North America? [wpdm_package id=’20445′] Direct lending is a relatively young strategy, but has gained…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/1/2018
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Markit Recap – 9/24/2018
The appeal of populist, often nativist agenda to electorates disgruntled with economic stagnation and rapid demographic change has been…
Primary yields widen in 3Q18 to levels not seen in over two years
Average primary yields on first-lien institutional term loans in 3Q18 are at their highest levels since 1Q16. At 6.44%, the…
Big Game
Right on cue, with the tenth anniversary of Lehman’s collapse only now in our rear view mirrors, a mega-leveraged cross-border…








Leveragin’ Loans
So much that was disturbing about the news last week. Social media was abuzz with opinions flying on both sides.…