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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 
PE and Supply Chains
Even in normal times, private equity sponsors pay ruthless attention to cost structures of portfolio companies. Covid has raised to…
For 2022, we are considering rebalancing portfolio allocations more to ___.
Delivering the Goods
Increased bottlenecks from Covid-related issues have extended expected lead times.
Single-B PE-Backed First-Lien Loan Spreads and Covenant Terms
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller
The challenge of meeting ESG ambitions
Sustainability is increasingly being factored into investment decisions, but there is little uniformity in approach. Everyone can agree that taking…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/4/2021
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
2021 Sponsored leveraged loan issuance is US$493.4bn, up 120% YoY
Near the end of the 3Q21, sponsored leveraged loan issuance for the year is US$493.4bn, broken out between US$122.9bn of…
Deal Flow and Bandwidth Issues
Before Covid the persistent view of private credit was too much capital chasing too few deals. Transaction inflation was resulting…
SPAC IPOs are down, SPAC acquisitions are up
Download PitchBook’s Report here. SPAC IPO volume is down considerably in mid-2021. A decline was probably inevitable, considering how massive Q1…
Reorg Credit Intelligence - 9/27/2021
Structure of Revlon’s BrandCo Loan May Advantage BrandCo 2L Recoveries on RemainCo Collateral at the Expense of 2016 Term Lenders…
Percentage of Loans that Cleared with the Least Protective Documentation Scores (5/5+/4-) Monthly
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller
Supply Chain Blues (Fourth of a Series)
Even in the ordinary course of business, private equity sponsors pay ruthless attention to the cost structures of their portfolio…
Supply Chain Blues (Last of a Series)
Last fall, the Harvard Business Review examined Covid’s impact on supply chains [link]. The pandemic, they wrote, “exposed vulnerabilities in…