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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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    Marcel Schindler on the private credit landscape

    A conversation with Marcel Schindler, Partner and Head of Private Debt at StepStone Group.

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    Letter from Tokyo (Last of a Series)

    Always attuned to market conditions on the ground, we heard from friends in Tokyo last week that, incredibly, grocery stores…

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    Leveraged loan prices continue to climb in secondary market

    Average secondary market prices on US Leveraged loans reached 96.44 on June 25th, the highest level since March 17th according…

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    Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - June 2025

    Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffersshaffer@sppcapital.com

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    The Comeback Kid

    Since the 2021 peak, global M&A activity has been on the rebound. Source: LSEG

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    Private Credit – The Final Reckoning (Third of a Series)

    We spoke recently to a C-suite executive of a global specialty chemicals company about how tariffs are affecting his business.…

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    Private Credit’s Growing Complexity Untested Through Market Cycles

    Click here to download report. What are Key Trends to Watch for BDCs? Fitch’s 2025 sector outlook for BDCs remains…

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    PE Index quarterly returns

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. Preliminary Q4 2024 returns suggest a quarter of weaker performance, potentially tilting the yearly returns for 2024 back into…

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    How do middle market lenders characterize the quality of 2Q25 loan supply?

    According to preliminary results from LSEG LPC’s quarterly middle market lender outlook survey, a large majority (81%) of respondents say…

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    Percentage of Loans with MFN Carveouts

    (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)

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    Letter from Tokyo (Second of a Series)

    Last week we came to Tokyo for meetings with our investors and friends in the region, as well as participating…

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    Leveraged Loan Launches Keep Pace as Global Tensions Mount

    Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook Through June 17th, 59 deals for $47.8b have launched into the…

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    High-yield bonds find favor after market chaos – Debt Dynamics NorthAm

    New money high-yield (HY) bond issuance showed signs of a revival in May, following a sluggish period of lower volumes…

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    Percentage of First Lien Loans with Affected Lender Voting Protection

    (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)

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    Private Credit’s Growing Complexity Untested Through Market Cycles

    Click here to download report. How Does the Change in Rate Outlook Affect Middle-Market Borrowers? Despite concerning growth in the…

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    Alternative asset manager deal activity ($B)

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. Deals involving GPs as an acquiree or investment target saw record activity in 2024, with 141 deals…

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