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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.
New tax law to impact PE data
Download PitchBook’s Report click here. Recent changes to the US corporate tax rate are a mixed bag for private equity.…
2Q18 US M&A loan volume sets quarterly record; 1H18 total also at historical high
The US market cleared almost US$194bn in acquisition loan financing in 2Q18 via a series of jumbo deals, to set…
Markit Recap – 7/2/2018
It’s not uncommon for a firm to have an association with an adjective. The description is often derogatory; for example,…
Average Free-and-Clear as a Multiple of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA
(M&A-Related) Contact: Steven Miller
What goes up…
2017 was one heck of a fundraising year that saw stratospheric amounts of capital raised. 2018 will be a regular…
Quarter Deck
Sponsored loan activity in the middle market is running at a faster pace than last year; on pace for best year since 2007.
Lead Left Interview – Thomas A. Stewart (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Thomas A. Stewart, executive director for the National Center for the Middle Market.…
Private Debt Intelligence - 7/2/2018
Investors Flock to US Lower-Middle-Market Private Debt [wpdm_package id=’18972′] A Preqin/NXT Capital survey of 78 institutional investors investing in private…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 7/2/2018
Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Markit Recap – 6/25/2018
Credit Events often make the headlines in the CDS market, for good or ill. But the ISDA Determinations Committee also…
Unitranche spreads continue to decline amid intense competiton in the middle market
Even though the leveraged loan market has seen some modest investor pushback on pricing and terms due to a voluminous…
Lead Left Interview – Thomas A. Stewart
This week we chat with Thomas A. Stewart, executive director for the National Center for the Middle Market. The Center…








Half-Time Report (First of a Series)
“2018 will be a good year for loans.” Back in January, that was the way we characterized what to expect…