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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.
The Pulse of Private Equity - 10/10/2016
Sustained High Multiples Contributing to Deal Values in the US Lower Middle Market In a recent Lead Left column, we…
Private Debt Intelligence - 10/10/2016
Private Debt Fundraising Remains Low in Q3 2016 Preqin’s Q3 update on the private debt fundraising market finds that the…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/10/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Markit Recap – 10/3/2016
Numerous press articles in recent years have predicted the death of single name CDS. Onerous capital requirements, costly changes in…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis -10/3/2016
Despite strong market technicals, 3Q16 global loan volume down 33%; 1-3Q16 volume down 13% y-o-y Despite strong market technicals, at…
Off Season
Second quarter non-sponsored loan volume was down 5% from the first quarter but off sharply from the second quarter last…
Distribution of Free-and-Clear Over Pro Forma EBITDA
Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com
The Pulse of Private Equity - 10/3/2016
Familiarity Breeds Debt Usage Based on PitchBook and aggregated survey data, average debt levels in the second quarter of 2016…
Lead Left Interview - Fran Beyers (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Fran Beyers, Senior Market Analyst at Thomson Reuters LPC. Thomson Reuters LPC has been…
Private Debt Intelligence - 10/03/2016
Strategies Targeted by Private Debt Investors According to Preqin’s Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2016, 56% of investors with an…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 10/3/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Markit Recap – 9/26/2016
We noted last week that Deutsche Bank could soon become the widest name in the Markit iTraxx Europe if its…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis -9/26/2016
The secondary market has continued to climb as the combined impact of robust demand for paper and the lack of…









Why Sponsors Matter (Fourth of a Series)
Given all the benefits of having a private equity firm as your partner, why would you even finance a company…