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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home

Much attention has been paid to the suitability of Matt Damon in the lead role as the wily Odysseus in this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster.

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 5/22/2017

    US Direct Lending Funds Approach $100bn in AUM [wpdm_package id=’12634′] The direct lending market in the US has been growing…

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    Middle market lenders struggling to find yield in 2Q17

    Middle market lenders with a minimum spread requirement of 500bp and above are most likely struggling to find assets in…

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    The Case for Covenants (Part One)

    It’s a fact of life in leveraged lending that terms are market-driven. During periods of excess liquidity – when loan…

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    Lead Left Interview - David Brackett (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with David Brackett, Managing Partner and Co-CEO, Antares Capital. Founded in 1996, Antares is…

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    Stat of the Week: U.S. Economic Confidence Index

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 5/22/2017

    Finishing strong View PitchBook’s 2017 Global PE & VC Fund Benchmarking Report: Part II Here In the prior installment of…

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    Lite-ing Up

    The share of cov-lite middle market leveraged loans is growing relative to larger loans; May’s number is over 60%.

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    Covenant Trends - Percentage of Deals with F&C Tranche / PF EBITDA >0.9x

    Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview

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    Select Deals in the Market - 5/22/2017

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 5/22/2017

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/15/2017

    BDC performance wavers in May on the back of mixed earnings The upward march of BDC share prices in 2017…

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    Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - May 2017

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

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    Covenant Trends - Average EBITDA Adjustment Cap for Synergies & Cost Savings

    Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview

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    Two Way Street

    “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” “What’s the hard way?” “It’s harder. It’s harder than…

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    Lead Left Interview - David Brackett

    This week we chat with David Brackett, Managing Partner and Co-CEO, Antares Capital. Founded in 1996, Antares is a premier…

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    Six is Rich

    The share of middle market buyouts leveraged over six times reached all-time high of 40%; large caps over 60%.

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