Commentary
Ten Years On – A Reflection
“With Lehman filing for bankruptcy, Merrill falling into the arms of B of A, and AIG scrambling to announce a…
Read MoreFood for Thought
News reached us on North Carolina’s Outer Banks of an unusual find in an Egyptian tomb. Archeologists discovered a “mysterious…
Read MoreSummer School
For those of us with liberal arts degrees, the topic can be a sensitive one. We’re talking about those published…
Read MoreFish in a Barrel
The San Antonio Aquarium was the site last week of an unusual heist. A horn shark was swiped from a…
Read MoreSplash Zone
To the best of our knowledge, the village of Innaarsuit, Greenland (pop. 169) is not on any “Best Summer Vacation”…
Read MoreTerms of Endearment
Despite continued strong deal flow this month, conditions in the leveraged loan market remain constructive for issuers. Yes, there’s been…
Read MoreHalf-Time Report (Last of a Series)
Every now and then stuff happens in leveraged lending that reassures us things we’ve learned about the market are actually…
Read MoreHalf-Time Report (Second of a Series)
“July 4th is the worst holiday,” one of our friends declared as our families sat watching the jaw-dropping fireworks display…
Read MoreHalf-Time Report (First of a Series)
“2018 will be a good year for loans.” Back in January, that was the way we characterized what to expect…
Read MoreTerms They Are A-Changing
There’s nothing that takes the froth off an issuer-friendly market faster than a growing pipeline. Absent some kind of global…
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