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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.
Marcel Schindler on the private credit landscape
A conversation with Marcel Schindler, Partner and Head of Private Debt at StepStone Group.
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…
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…
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - June 2025
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffersshaffer@sppcapital.com
The Comeback Kid
Since the 2021 peak, global M&A activity has been on the rebound. Source: LSEG
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…
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…
Percentage of Loans with MFN Carveouts
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
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…
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 $47.8b have launched into the…
High-yield bonds find favor after market chaos – Debt Dynamics NorthAm
New money high-yield (HY) bond issuance showed signs of a revival in May, following a sluggish period of lower volumes…
Percentage of First Lien Loans with Affected Lender Voting Protection
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
Alternative asset manager deal activity ($B)
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Deals involving GPs as an acquiree or investment target saw record activity in 2024, with 141 deals…


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.…