Commentary
“$2 Billion is the New $1 Billion”: Unitranche Revisited (First of a Series)
In October 2015 we published a series of articles on the unitranche, what we called “one of the most innovative,…
Read MoreThe State of Private Credit in Europe (Last of a Series)
As we conclude our European private credit series, let’s review what we’ve learned so far: – Europe suffered a similar…
Read MoreThe State of Private Credit in Europe (Sixth of a Series)
Our Chart of the Week, courtesy Preqin, highlights how both US and European fundraising for private debt came into Covid…
Read MoreThe State of Private Credit in Europe (Fifth of a Series)
This week we continue our conversation with members of Lincoln International’s Capital Advisory Group, managing directors, Aude Doyen, Xenia Sarri,…
Read MoreThe State of Private Credit in Europe (Fourth of a Series)
Calculating private credit volume in Europe is a bit dodgy. Even in the US, good numbers have only been available…
Read MoreThe State of Private Credit in Europe (Third of a Series)
For a sense of overall credit conditions, we tuned last week into the European Leveraged Finance Mid-Year Update hosted by…
Read MoreThe State of Private Credit in Europe (Second of a Series)
Our fondness for colorful metaphors led us, in our 2016 series, to compare European direct lending to Burger King’s new…
Read MoreThe State of Private Credit in Europe (First of a Series)
Say what you will about last year’s Covid-induced downturn in the US beginning in March. But it paled in comparison…
Read MoreInflation Nation (Last of a Series)
“We are in a new era with the Fed. They have a new reaction function…[and] this is their first trip…
Read MoreInflation Nation (Third of a Series)
As part of our continuing inflation series, we caught up with Joseph Lavorgna, Natixis’ chief US economist, who just returned…
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