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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 
Bank loans, high-yield bonds provide boost to levfin origination in May
US leveraged finance issuance reached nearly US$127bn in May, up more than 60% from April’s US$78bn pipeline.
Families turn to private credit
The asset class is moving beyond its traditional institutional investor base. Where insurance firms, pension schemes and other institutional investors…
Midcaps Motor On
Through Covid and rate hikes, middle market loan issuance has tracked up. Source: LevFin Insights, a Fitch Solutions company
Benefits of continuation vehicles for GPs and LPs?
Continuation vehicles represent a compelling structural evolution in private equity, offering meaningful advantages for both general partners and limited partners…
Letter from Tokyo (First of a Series)
We began our visit to Tokyo this week attending S&P’s Structured Finance Seminar 2025. Along with almost 200 Japanese bankers…
Private Credit’s Growing Complexity Untested Through Market Cycles
Click here to download report. Do Banks Face Financial Stability Risks from Private Credit (PC) Exposure? The financial stability risks…
US Leveraged Loan Issuance Picks Up in May, Accelerates in June
Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook May’s 41 deals for $31.6b was up $21.4b, or 210% from…
Loan funds post 4 consecutive weeks of inflows
Following the bout of market volatility and accompanying large outflows posted in April, both loan funds and high yield bond…
Average Free-and-Clear as a Multiple of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
Share of buyout inventory by industry (top 15)
Download PitchBook’s Report here. A clear concentration of buyout inventory resides in four sectors: software, commercial products and services, and healthcare…
European unitranche market shows resilience
The deal total for the first quarter was well ahead of last year’s equivalent, with the Benelux region particularly active.…
Mission Unstoppable
Private credit AUM expected to continue steady growth, driven by direct lending. Source: Fitch Ratings, Preqin
Private Credit – The Final Reckoning (First of a Series)
Moviegoers know that Tom Cruise “does his own stunts.” We always assumed this mostly meant riding motorcycles fast. And even…
There’s a New Tariff in Town (Second of Two Parts)
One criticism of private credit goes something like this: “Sure, private credit has a pretty good track record. But that’s…
US Leveraged Loans Post Largest Monthly Return Since 2023
Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Loan Index Report After a brief pause in its long-running rally, the Bloomberg…
Private Credit – The Final Reckoning (Second of a Series)
Those who talk about risks in private credit should also keep in mind that investors always look at relative risk.…