Posts by THE LEAD
State of the Capital Markets – Third Quarter 2018 Review and Fourth Quarter 2018 Outlook
Review of Current Market Conditions/ Analysis of Capital Markets Metrics/ Review of Credit Quality/ Outlook for Fourth Quarter 2018
Read MoreBuyout Bites
Over the past three years, the average middle market LBO has generally remained range-bound, between $150-200 million.
Read MorePrivate Debt Intelligence – 10/8/2018
Private Debt Fundraising Slows in Q3 [wpdm_package id=’20600′] Q2 2018 was the third-largest fundraising quarter ever seen for private debt,…
Read MoreLoan Stats at a Glance – 10/8/2018
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Read MoreMarkit Recap – 10/1/2018
We noted last week that the markets may be guilty of complacency on Italy’s budget, and so it proved. As…
Read MoreSelect Deals in the Market – 10/1/2018
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Read MoreStat of the Week: Effective Federal Funds Rate (%)
Lenders/PE Investors: Types of Buyout Transactions
Mid Cap Gap
All-in spreads favored middle market loans over large caps by 117 bps in September (up from 97 bps in August), while Libor remained flat.
Read MoreLeveragin’ Loans
So much that was disturbing about the news last week. Social media was abuzz with opinions flying on both sides.…
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