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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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    Private Debt Intelligence - 10/21/2019

    Private Debt Performance Slows as AUM Grows [wpdm_package id=’29320′] Returns for the private debt asset class as a whole have…

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    Deal, No Deal (Second of a Series)

    Last week we took on the question of deal flow. How does the backdrop of M&A activity relate to the…

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    Off the Peak

    Valuations have trended up over the past decade, but the number of M&A transactions has slowed.

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/21/2019

    Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    State of the Capital Markets – Third Quarter 2019 Review and Fourth Quarter 2019 Outlook

    Review of Current Market Conditions/ Analysis of Capital Markets Metrics/ Review of Credit Quality/ Outlook for Fourth Quarter 2019

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    Stat of the Week: Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Trade Policy

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    The best recession economic indicator to watch is:

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    Select Deals in the Market - 10/14/2019

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    Recent investor challenged single-B deals have yet to gain traction since breaking in the US secondary market

    As bifurcation among credits continues, a number of recently launched deals for single-B names received significant investor pushback during syndication.…

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    Deal, No Deal (First of a Series)

    “I left it right on the piano bench. Now I can’t find it!” Our daughter’s flute instruction book had somehow…

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    Lost Articles

    After a strong fourth quarter last year, quarterly US M&A volume has slowed.

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    Public and private

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. Recent GP stake deals are giving us a growing sample size of private PE firm valuations. We…

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    Another sign that the big are only getting bigger

    The baseline for being in the top-10 fundraises of the year increased from 2018 to 2019, signaling the growing dominance…

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    Technology loans remain popular amid heightened selectivity

    Source: Debtwire Par Technology deals remain popular in the loan market, with institutional loans backing technology LBOs climbing to USD…

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 10/14/2019

    Private Debt Funds in Market Q3 2019 [wpdm_package id=’29085′] The fundraising market for private debt remains crowded at the start…

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    Average Unadjusted Leverage Through F&C for M&A-Driven Loan Deals

    Contact: Steven Miller

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