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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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    Select Deals in the Market - 9/16/2019

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 9/16/2019

    Private Debt Investors Challenges in the Next 12 Months [wpdm_package id=’28290′] Preqin’s latest survey finds that private debt investors remain…

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    North America ascendant in rat race for capital

    Many smaller private debt funds may be targeting the continent, but that is at odds with the trend toward more…

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    Sustainability-linked loan volume dominates Green-ESG pipeline

    Year to date, over US$83bn in global green and ESG linked loan volume has been announced, almost two times year…

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    And You Thought Cov-Lite Was a Problem

    Two years ago we featured on these pages Oumuamua, a comet masquerading as an alien space ship [link]. Last we…

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    The Upside of Data

    Since July’s Fed’s rate cut, non-disappointing economic data has boosted Treasury yields.

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    Heads and Tails in the Credit Markets

    This week’s commentary – Heads and Tails – was inspired by the discovery of a two headed snake in the…

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    High yield bond issuance spikes in most recent week

    Source: Debtwire Par High yield bond issuance spiked last week (week ending September 13), with issuance reaching USD 13.4bn from…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/16/2019

    Contact: Marina Lukatsky marina.lukatsky@spglobal.com

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    Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - Sept 2019

    Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com

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    Trends in Middle Market Leveraged Loans

    We recently joined a group of direct lenders for a round of golf. In between brilliant shotmaking we chatted about…

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    Primary leveraged yields decline slightly in 3Q19

    Primary yields have tightened slightly across rating levels so far in 3Q19. The main driver behind the decline in yields…

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    Did you meet your investing budget for 2Q 2019?

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    Stat of the Week: US Business Equipment Investment (Y/Y % change)

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    Select Deals in the Market - 9/9/2019

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    Eight years in the black

    Between 2017 and 2018, LPs were on the receiving end of nearly $1 trillion in private equity returns, according to…

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