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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.

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    Lead Left Interview - Phil Seefried (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Phil Seefried, founder and CEO of Headwaters MB, which recently announced a strategic…

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    New Vehicles on Board

    New CLO formation for the coming year is projected by market participants to approach 2017 levels.

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    Covenant Trends - 2/12/2018

    Percentage of Loans with an MFN Sunset Contact: Steven Miller

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 2/12/2018

    Private Debt Fundraising Momentum [wpdm_package id=’16593′] Private debt funds achieved final closures in 2017 faster than in any year since…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/12/2018

    Contact: Blake Udland Blake.Udland@spglobal.com

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    Lead Left Interview - Phil Seefried

    This week we chat with Phil Seefried, founder and CEO of Headwaters MB, which recently announced a strategic transaction with…

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    BDC share prices were engulfed by market wrath earlier this week

    Register now for LPC’s 6th Annual Middle Market Loans Conference – April 25, 2018 at the NY Marriott Marquis! For…

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    Add-ons vary by market

    Download PitchBook’s 2017 Annual US PE Middle Market Report click here. The buy-and-build model is popular in the PE industry.…

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    Special Report: Spot-lite on Cov-lite

    Beginning in October 2017 The Lead Left published a series of articles on covenant-lite. This report consolidates those articles.

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    Stat of the Week: Bitcoin Price Index

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    Select Deals in the Market - 2/5/2018

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    Bones and Loans

    The 21st century and our prehistoric past met near a parking lot at NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center. An amateur paleontologist…

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    Covenant Trends - 2/5/2018

    Percentage of Loans with an MFN Sunset Contact: Steven Miller

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    No Great Loss

    Over the past decade, middle market loans showed better loss rates than broadly syndicated ones.

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 2/5/2018

    Investment Consultant Outlook for 2018 [wpdm_package id=’16372′] There are currently 547 alternative investment consultants globally and of these, 41% provide…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/5/2018

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com

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