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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.
Loan Stats at a Glance - 6/13/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 6/13/2016
Investors Planning Larger Allocations to Private Debt Across all Regions Preqin research into the private debt industry finds that while…
Markit Recap – 6/6/2016
Tumbling volatility over the past months has seen US and European corporate credit risk converge, despite credit investors bracing themselves…
Less Liquid = Less Volatile
Buy-and-hold middle market loans (“MM Club/Private TLB”) don’t typically trade among holders, so are less subject to abrupt price swings.…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 6/6/2016
Large arrangers have gained enough confidence to arrange and syndicate second lien facilities this quarter in the leveraged loan market.…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 6/6/2016
Median healthcare buyout size surges in 1Q In the first quarter of 2016, the median private equity buyout in the…
Lead Left Interview - William G. Winterer
This week we chat with William G. Winterer, partner, Parthenon Capital Partners. Bill is head of capital markets and a…
Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 6/6/2016
Private Debt Firms Maintain Lower Management Fees Negotiating appropriately structured fund terms and conditions has long been a key issue…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 6/6/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Markit Recap – 5/30/2016
Brexit fears jolt sterling bond liquidity As the UK’s EU referendum approaches, associated uncertainty has seen risk in the sterling…
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/30/2016
According to Thomson Reuters LPC’s year-end survey, the majority of buyside and sellside institutions surveyed estimated that roughly 40% of…
Growth and the Fed
It was the medical equivalent of winning the lottery. Patty Ris, an 87 year old resident of a Cincinnati nursing…
Lead Left Interview - Deborah Hicks Midanek (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Deborah Hicks Midanek, founder and managing partner of Solon Group. Solon is a…











Price Club
Last week’s disappointing employment report was another brushback pitch to the Fed as it hopes to hike rates sometime this…