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Private Credit Defaults 101: Back to School
As Labor Day approaches, the unofficial end of summer is upon us. But, before we get too sad, there is also the familiar back-to-school energy.
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September 2, 2026 
Accordion Inside Maturity
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - January 2022
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
Best Offense
Defensive sectors have shown the highest gains in enterprise value during Covid.
A trillion-dollar year
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The US PE market topped $1 trillion for the first time, according to PitchBook’s just-released Annual Breakdown…
Private Debt Intelligence - 1/10/2022
Direct lending most popular PD strategy of 2021 [wpdm_package id=’51410′] Private debt funds reached an average 120% of their target…
Venture debt sets new records
It’s a form of financing that’s taken a while to gain traction, especially outside of the US. But there are…
Loan pricing tightens amid record demand from CLOs and transition away from LIBOR
Source: Debtwire Par With the transition from LIBOR to SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) beginning to play out towards the…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 1/10/2022
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
2022 Outlook: Inflation & Interest Rates
Inflation and interest rates are linked but not always in straightforward ways. Fear of higher prices can drive rates up,…
Special Report: Supply Chain Blues
Beginning in September 2021 The Lead Left published a series of articles on supply chain. This report consolidates those articles.
Record US$1.8tr of US leveraged issuance clears market in 2021
In the absence of major market blips or deepening concerns around deteriorating credit quality, US leveraged lenders supported nearly US$1.8tr…
Lead Left Presents: M&A Outlook for 2022 (First of a Series)
We will be starting the new year with a bang, kicking off next week our first “Lead Left Presents” webinar.…