Posts by THE LEAD
Select Deals in the Market – 10/23/2017
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Read MoreSpot-lite on Cov-lite (Final of a Series)
Blame it on the Vikings. When those ancient Scandinavians settled Iceland around 870 AD, they cut down most of the…
Read MoreBlending Down
After slow declines in the past three years, unitranche spreads have dropped dramatically, thanks to competitive first lien/second lien structures.
Read MorePrivate Debt Intelligence – 10/23/2017
Direct Lending Drives Private Debt Performance [wpdm_package id=’14820′] Preqin’s latest review of private debt fund performance finds that direct lending…
Read MoreLoan Stats at a Glance – 10/23/2017
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Read MoreMarkit Recap – 10/16/2017
Wind CDS orphaned? We noted last month that orphaned CDS seemed to be on the rise, with both EDP in…
Read MoreSpecial Report: How Big is the Middle Market?
Beginning in July 2017 The Lead Left published a series of articles on the size of middle market. This report consolidates those articles.
Read MoreStat of the Week: Global Disclosed Funding for AI
Spot-lite on Cov-lite (Third of a Series)
The notion that covenant-lite loans are bestowed on only the best and brightest borrowers has been pretty banged up. Cov-lite…
Read MoreBudding Lite
The volume of middle market cov-lite loans fell off last quarter from 2Q’s $6.3 billion; tranche size held steady at $210 million.
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