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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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    Thomson Reuters financial unit sale marks the largest LBO financing since 2013

    Tuesday’s announcement that Blackstone is buying a 55% stake in Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk business in a deal that…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 1/29/2018

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    Stat of the Week: Beef Price

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    Software is eating private equity

    Download PitchBook’s Report click here. The typical hold time for portfolio companies is 5-7 years. As we’ve discussed with the…

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    Easy Money

    “The world is going up in a straight line, but for how long?” Such was one Euro banker’s query from…

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    Lead Left Interview - Jim Hudak (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Jim Hudak, President, CIT Commercial Finance. Jim has been with CIT and predecessor…

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    Covenant Trends - 1/29/2018

    Rolling 3-Month Tally of MFN Sunsets (LevFin Insights) Contact: Steven Miller  

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    Forward to the Past

    The increase in Libor has caused borrowing spreads to contract, though nowhere near levels seen in 2007.

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 1/29/2018

    Private Debt Set to See Record Capital Distributions in 2017 [wpdm_package id=’16372′] Private debt has seen strong performance in recent…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/29/2018

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com

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    Markit Recap – 1/22/2018

    Eurozone periphery CDS rallies It’s that time of year again when plutocrats and power brokers meet in Davos for the…

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    Strong investor demand for institutional loans help issuers flex terms in their favor

    Continued strong demand for institutional loans has carried into the New Year. Already there has been US$30bn in institutional loan…

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    Stat of the Week: US College Enrollment

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    Select Deals in the Market - 1/22/2018

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    Covenant Trends - 1/22/2018

    Percentage of Loans with F&C Tranche Growers Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview

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    A once-in-a-decade fundraising market

    Download PitchBook’s Report click here. Private equity is a scalable asset class. The same isn’t true for every asset class…

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