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US Institutional loan calendar north of US$43bn at end of October
At the end of last week, the forward calendar for institutional loan assets topped US$43bn, the highest level since July…
Read MoreUS middle market private debt fundraising increased 63% to US$56.2bn in 3Q25
LSEG LPC tracked US$56.2bn of US middle market debt fundraising in the third quarter, 63% above 2Q25’s US$34.4bn.
Read MoreUnitranche spreads tighten for large corporate issuers in 3Q25, while middle market spreads were flat QoQ
The most recent quarter continued to be marked by robust competition among direct lenders amid lower than hoped for deal…
Read More3Q25 US direct lending loan volume up 10.5% Q-o-Q amid flush of new money activity
US lenders placed a combined total of nearly US$87bn of direct lending loan volume in 3Q25 for large corporate and…
Read More3Q25 LBO volume down over 34% year over year; Total sponsored volume up nearly 39%
US lenders committed almost US$20bn in LBO loan volume in 3Q25, up modestly compared to 2Q25 results (which came in…
Read MoreUS CLO issuance increases to US$53bn in 3Q, driven by strong MM/PD issuance
New-issue US CLO volume amounted to US$53bn in 3Q25 via 106 deals, up 2% from 2Q25’s US$52.1bn and 34% from…
Read MorePrivate credit and bank lenders struggle to meet middle market lending targets in 3Q25
The vast majority of middle market lenders have found sufficient opportunities hard to come by in the most recent quarter,…
Read MoreUS LevFin issuance slips to US$200bn despite historically active August
For US LevFin, we saw trends of previous months continue to play out in August: (1) Defense over offense, with…
Read MoreNear-term BDC loan maturities remain limited
The loan maturity profile of BDCs, the most transparent part of the direct lending universe, is not pointing to any…
Read MoreBDC AUM hits a new record, topping US$500bn
The upward growth trajectory of BDCs shows no sign of slowing, with assets under management (AUM) climbing to a record…
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