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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.
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…
New Vehicles on Board
New CLO formation for the coming year is projected by market participants to approach 2017 levels.
Covenant Trends - 2/12/2018
Percentage of Loans with an MFN Sunset Contact: Steven Miller
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…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/12/2018
Contact: Blake Udland Blake.Udland@spglobal.com
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…
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…
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.…
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.
Covenant Trends - 2/5/2018
Percentage of Loans with an MFN Sunset Contact: Steven Miller
No Great Loss
Over the past decade, middle market loans showed better loss rates than broadly syndicated ones.
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…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 2/5/2018
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com








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