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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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    Quantifying style drift

    An upcoming PitchBook analyst note takes a look at GP style drift. It’s an important topic but a frustrating one…

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    Distribution of Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Addback Time Horizons (for Actions Resulting in Addbacks)

    (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

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    Special Report: SPACs – A Primer

    Beginning in November 2020 The Lead Left published a series of articles on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). This report consolidates those articles.

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    How will you spend your $1,400 stimulus check?

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    Select Deals in the Market - 3/29/2021

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    CLOs Revisited – Ratings, Risks, and Returns (Second of a Series)

    “The world has put all its Covid eggs into the vaccine basket. There is no Plan B.” – CLO manager.…

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    Triple A Service

    CLO liability spreads for the most creditworthy tranches have fallen below pre-Covid levels.

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    Stat of the Week: % People received Covid vaccine*

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 3/29/2021

    Private Debt Assets under Management by Geographic Focus, 2000 – 2020 [wpdm_package id=’44001′] While funds focusing on North America constitute…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 3/29/2021

    Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    A good word for private equity

    Download PitchBook’s Report here. A quick break this week from the usual hard numbers and trendlines. PitchBook is working with the…

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    Twenty is the new 50; Cov-lite invasion continues into direct lending

    It’s no exaggeration that covenant-lite is invading direct lending. Market participants across the board say today’s cutoff is $20 million…

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    BDC NAV per share records 2% quarter-over-quarter growth in 4Q20

    Most BDCs have now filed 4Q20 financials and according to data compiled from Refinitiv’s BDC Collateral, BDC NAV per share…

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    Fran, Dan, and Ran Show (Part II): Capital Markets 2021 - COVID Impact and Outlook

    Private Credit​: views from investors/LP, the opportunities, new entrants, and lessons learned from the pandemic. Churchill’s Co-Head of Senior Lending…

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    Stat of the Week: Global Dating App Revenue Growth (%)

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    When will Fed raise rates again?

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