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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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    Covenant Trends - 11/6/2017

    Percentage of Loans with Maturity or Acquisition-Related MFN Carveouts (2017) Contact: Steven Miller

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    State of the Loan Market (Second of a Series)

    The backdrop for US credit got a boost from several corners last week. First, the nomination of Jerome Powell to…

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    Investors have increasingly warmed to riskier issuers since 2016

    Since the second half of 2016, investors have increasingly gotten more comfortable with riskier names. According to the Flex Factor,…

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    US-Canada PE activity rising, despite politics

    Download PitchBook’s Report click here. Cross-border private equity activity remains high in Canada, despite trade-related fears at the onset of…

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    The Price is Lite

    Bid levels for all covenant-lite loans have risen to 98, the highest in over two years.

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    Lead Left Interview - Tim Hopper (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Tim Hopper, founder of Macro Fund Advisors. Previously Tim was managing director and…

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 11/6/2017

    US-Focused Mezzanine Funds [wpdm_package id=’15066′] After a record year for US-focused mezzanine fundraising in 2016, 2017 has seen a significant…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 11/6/2017

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com

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    Markit Recap – 10/30/2017

    Venezuela – are we close to default? Waiting for a default on Venezuela’s bonds has been like waiting for Godot.…

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    Many BDCs still struggling to trade at book value and higher

    Investors are getting ready to parse through a slew of BDCs earnings, which will be released this week. Last quarter,…

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    State of the Loan Market (First of a Series)

    The French are running out of butter. C’est impossible! Bad weather, falling milk production, and revived global demand for the…

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    Covenant Trends - 10/30/2017

    Percentage of Deals with MFN Dollar-Capped Carveouts Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview

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    According to Gap

    The growth of all leveraged loans has failed to keep up with the combined buying capacity from loan mutual funds and CLOs.

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    Select Deals in the Market - 10/30/2017

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    Stat of the Week: US Personal Saving Rate

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    PE’s growing influence on M&A

    Download PitchBook’s Report click here. Private equity holdings now make up 11% of all target companies in the M&A market.…

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