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Private 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.

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    Markit Recap – 6/6/2016

    Tumbling volatility over the past months has seen US and European corporate credit risk converge, despite credit investors bracing themselves…

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    Price Club

    Last week’s disappointing employment report was another brushback pitch to the Fed as it hopes to hike rates sometime this…

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    Less Liquid = Less Volatile

    Buy-and-hold middle market loans (“MM Club/Private TLB”) don’t typically trade among holders, so are less subject to abrupt price swings.…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 6/6/2016

    Large arrangers have gained enough confidence to arrange and syndicate second lien facilities this quarter in the leveraged loan market.…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 6/6/2016

    Median healthcare buyout size surges in 1Q In the first quarter of 2016, the median private equity buyout in the…

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    Lead Left Interview - William G. Winterer

    This week we chat with William G. Winterer, partner, Parthenon Capital Partners. Bill is head of capital markets and a…

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    Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 6/6/2016

    Private Debt Firms Maintain Lower Management Fees Negotiating appropriately structured fund terms and conditions has long been a key issue…

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    Stat of the Week: Total Nonfarm Job Openings

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    Select Deals in the Market - 6/6/2016

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 6/6/2016

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com

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    Markit Recap – 5/30/2016

    Brexit fears jolt sterling bond liquidity As the UK’s EU referendum approaches, associated uncertainty has seen risk in the sterling…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/30/2016

    According to Thomson Reuters LPC’s year-end survey, the majority of buyside and sellside institutions surveyed estimated that roughly 40% of…

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    Growth and the Fed

    It was the medical equivalent of winning the lottery. Patty Ris, an 87 year old resident of a Cincinnati nursing…

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    Lead Left Interview - Deborah Hicks Midanek (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Deborah Hicks Midanek, founder and managing partner of Solon Group. Solon is a…

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    Steady as She Grows

    Leveraged loan issuers have maintained solid cash flow growth for the past four years, as the economy continues to muddle…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 5/30/2016

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