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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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    Stat of the Week: Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Index

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 5/9/2016

    U.S. PE firms pull back in Canada Last year saw a decade high of 201 U.S.-headquartered private equity firms invest…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/9/2016

    The share of unitranche financings in the Mittelstand leveraged loan market has risen to 22% of of total issuance on…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 5/9/2016

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com

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    Markit Recap – 5/2/2016

    April saw a continued positive shift in the difference between credit default swap (CDS) spreads and cash spread equivalent, known…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/2/2016

    Lender Survey: Are you seeing cracks in your portfolio?  Yes, we are seeing signs of cracks in credit quality in…

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    Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 5/2/2016

    Investor Appetite for Private Debt For the first time in the history of the private debt asset class, investors surveyed…

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    Private Credit and Business Cycles (First of a Series)

    Just when we thought we were out of the economic woods with a strong report on April jobless claims (lowest…

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    Lead Left Interview - Art Penn (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Art Penn, Founder and Managing Partner, PennantPark. PennantPark Investment Advisers– founded in 2007…

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    Club Room

    First quarter activity in the non-syndicated middle market slowed, but less sharply than for syndicated deals. Club/Private Middle Market Issuance…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 5/2/2016

    U.S. PE-backed hold times in the middle market remain high Reflecting the decline in private equity-backed exit activity observed across…

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    Stat of the Week: Consumer Credit

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    Select Deals in the Market - 5/2/2016

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 5/2/2016

    Contact: Nicholas Boekel nicholas.boekel@spglobal.com

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    Markit Recap – 4/25/2016

    Japanese bonds rise despite BOJ disappointment Japanese sovereign bonds managed to deliver positive returns today, while almost every other asset…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 4/25/2016

    Credit concerns have increased this year as defaults, while still low by historical standards, continue to move higher. The U.S.…

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