Commentary
The Price of Admission
Next time you are in Barcelona, stop at the Dow Jones Bar. There, drink prices move all night, as you watch the ticker tape like a crowded trading floor. Bull Run Fizz, anyone?
Read MorePrivate Credit Defaults 101: Beyond the Noise
Like any good school year, this series went by fast. But as class comes to an end, there’s one theme that’s been top of mind here at The Lead: “noise.”
Read MorePrivate Credit Defaults 101: Now Streaming
Every big theatrical release eventually makes its way to streaming. It gives people who missed it in theaters a chance to catch up.
Read MorePrivate Credit Defaults 101: Where Are We in the Cycle?
“We’re in a credit cycle. People denied it for a while. I don’t think there’s a lot of denial anymore.” That’s how one lender sees things today.
Read MorePrivate Credit Defaults 101: Scrambling for Par
Seve Ballesteros won four majors in the 1980s despite being, by his own admission, one of the wildest drivers of the golf ball on tour.
Read MorePrivate Credit Defaults 101: Different Numbers, Different Stories
In Season 2 of Billions, Bobby Axelrod takes his lawyer Orrin Bach to an empty Yonkers racetrack in the dead of night.
Read MorePrivate Credit Defaults 101: Back to School
As Labor Day approaches, the unofficial end of summer is upon us. But, before we get too sad, there is also the familiar back-to-school energy.
Read MoreBusiness 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.
Read MoreBusiness of Private Credit: Safety, Not Size
Even the best credit managers have loans that go bad. What separates them from everyone else is the history and experience they bring to working these problems out.
Read MoreBusiness of Private Credit: Playing to Your Strengths
“Show me a great credit, and I’ll show you a great sponsor behind it.”
For this series, we’ve focused on how core middle market lenders underwrite a borrower.
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