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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home

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    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.…

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    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…

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    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,…

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    Average Free-and-Clear as a Multiple of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA

    (M&A-Related) Contact: Steven Miller

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    Stat of the Week: US Institutional Large Middle Market Loan Default Rate

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    What goes up…

    2017 was one heck of a fundraising year that saw stratospheric amounts of capital raised. 2018 will be a regular…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 7/2/2018

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    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…

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    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.

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    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.…

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    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…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 7/2/2018

    Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    Stat of the Week: Corn Prices

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