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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.
Markit Recap – 1/8/2018
Italian bank CDS amid senior non-preferred issuance In our last article of 2017 we noted that it was widely billed…
State of the Capital Markets – Fourth Quarter 2017 Review and First Quarter 2018 Outlook
Review of Current Market Conditions/ Analysis of Capital Markets Metrics/ Review of Credit Quality/ Outlook for First Quarter 2018
Lead Left Interview - Robert Radway
This week we chat with Robert Radway, chairman and chief executive officer of NXT Capital. Started in 2010, NXT is…
Middle market loan issuance jumps 23% in 2017 to $170B
Middle market lending heated up in 2017 and is poised to remain even hotter in 2018. Issuance hit $170 billion…
Back at Ya
Cash back into investors’ pockets from loan repayments almost offset cash deployed into new loans last year.
Covenant Trends - 1/8/2018
Average EBITDA Adjustment Cap for Synergies & Cost Savings Contact: Steven Miller
Why is PE so optimistic?
Download PitchBook’s Report click here. Our friends and clients in the PE industry are a cheery bunch. No matter how…
Private Debt Intelligence - 1/8/2018
Private Debt Fundraising in 2017 by Geographic Focus [wpdm_package id=’15981′] North America saw the highest levels of private debt activity…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/8/2018
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Is private equity at full capacity?
Download PitchBook’s Report click here. 2017 may have been a watershed year for private equity. 2009 certainly was: for all…
2017 US Syndicated loan volume tops US$2.5Tr to set new record
Despite the din of geopolitical noise in the background, 2017 was a remarkably steady year in the loan market, punctuated…









Animal Farm
2018 will be a good year for loans. We know because, according to the Chinese calendar, we will soon begin…