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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.
Hiding the target
Many fund managers are now not revealing how much their vehicle is hoping to raise. Managers may be becoming more…
Private Debt Intelligence - 9/24/2018
Private Debt Capital Distributions Reach Record Highs [wpdm_package id=’20360′] Private debt has a history of strong returns, and the asset…
PE firms are no longer clubbing
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Club deals are something of a sticky issue in the private equity world. PE firms themselves don’t…
Direct Blending
An examination of all-market spreads show that unitranches to be higher than first/second lien, but the differential is shrinking.
Share of jumbo deals in the institutional loan calendar drops
Source: Debtwire Par The September institutional loan calendar has been marked by several jumbo deals in syndication. Refinitiv and Akzo…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/24/2018
Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Are the good times over?
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private equity’s calling card, from its early days in the 80s through the mid-2000s, has been its…
US institutional market flex activity has favored issuers so far this month
September deals in the institutional loan market have so far been well received by investors. The Flex Factor has tracked…
EBITDA Addbacks as Percentage of PF Adjusted EBITDA (LTM)
Contact: Steven Miller
More debt funds in market, more questions for investors
A large number of vehicles are seeking capital, and fundraising has been strong – but that isn’t a guarantee the…
Direct lenders: What percentage of your buyout transactions are auctions?
Tranche Launch
New issue first and second lien spreads are on the rise, though the differential is shrinking.
Private Debt Intelligence - 9/17/2018
Private Debt Goes Global [wpdm_package id=’20187′] As the alternatives assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining…






#Yield Signs
Deep inside a cave some 200 miles east of Cape Town, South Africa, archeologists uncovered ancient markings that represent the…