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Business of Private Credit: Claude Says
Even chatbots know AI won’t have a one-size-fits-all impact on the middle market. Yet for the last year or so, the market has treated AI disruption as a storm cloud hanging over every private credit portfolio.
CHART OF THE WEEK
CLO 1.0, 2.0, 3.0…and Counting Loan securitization managers are sprinting to print new vehicles ahead of implementation of risk retention…
THE PULSE OF PRIVATE EQUITY
Have PE Firms Learned a Mega Buyout Lesson? Energy Future Holdings’ bankruptcy filing last month put to rest another chapter…
MARKIT RECAP
Credit investors will remember the summer of 2012 as the turning point of the eurozone sovereign crisis. Mario Draghi’s “whatever…
CHART OF THE WEEK
Coming Attractions Lower interest rates have this year pushed cash into junk bond mutual funds and out of loan funds,…
THE PULSE OF PRIVATE EQUITY
Private equity is very much a global beast. As such, when thinking about deal activity trends, it is increasingly important…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis
The long awaited pick-up in M&A-related lending is finally making a comeback this year. The second quarter has seen many deals coming to…
MARKIT RECAP
The apparent contradiction between optimism on economic growth and ultra-low government bond yields is preoccupying investors as we head into…
LOAN STATS AT A GLANCE
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@spcapitaliq.com
Lead Left Interview - Justin Kaplan Part 2
This week we continue our conversation with Justin Kaplan, Partner, Balance Point Capital Partners, a lower-middle market investment firm with offices…
Last of the Dinosaurs
It was the finale of the longest, slow-motion credit tumble ever witnessed, and certainly the most anticipated spectator event since…
CHART OF THE WEEK
Oh, That Default The long-awaited default of Energy Future Holding’s$19.5 billion in loans, while pushing April’s figure by volume to 4.6%…
MARKIT RECAP
It’s been a while since the eurozone’s periphery had any meaningful impact on broader market sentiment. Mario Draghi’s “whatever it…







On Demand
We don’t know anyone who’s seen the latest Godzilla movie, yet it’s grossed more than $375 million worldwide. On the…