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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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August 12, 2026 
Leveraged market set to keep things rolling post-Labor Day
The leveraged loan market has not looked like it will slow down anytime soon. Year-to-date completed issuance stands at US$972bn…
Lead Left Interview - Jason Block & Fred Buffone
This week we chat with Jason Block, partner and chief investment officer and Fred Buffone, principal, of Freedom 3 Capital.…
The next buyout cycle is heavy middle market
View PitchBook’s 2017 PE & VC Fundraising Report Here If the latest fundraising numbers are any indication, the new buyout cycle…
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - September 2017
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
Private Debt Intelligence - 9/4/2017
Private Debt Fund Managers Adapt to Rising Competition [wpdm_package id=’14066′] The private debt industry is seeing fundraising figures on pace…
Three Quarter Time
Total leveraged loan volume so far for the first three quarters of 2017 has matched the high for the same period four years ago.
Covenant Trends - 9/4/2017
Average Free-and-Clear as a Multiple of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA (M&A-related) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview
Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/4/2017
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Special Report: The Case for Covenants
Beginning in May 2017 The Lead Left published a series of articles on Covenants. This report consolidates those articles.
Mixed earnings result in investors running from select BDCs
BDC 2Q17 earnings season is in full swing and results have been extremely mixed keeping the landscape quite bifurcated. After…
Spotlight on the Consumer
Following the announcement of the Amazon/Whole Foods merger, one telling footnote deserves more attention: private equity was eyeing Whole Foods…
Covenant Trends – Percentage of Deals with F&C Tranche / PF EBITDA >0.9x
Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview
Back to School
For many of us the post-Labor Day week means reacclimating to the concept of being in front of a computer…