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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 - 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…
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…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 5/9/2016
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
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…
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…
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…
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…
Club Room
First quarter activity in the non-syndicated middle market slowed, but less sharply than for syndicated deals. Club/Private Middle Market Issuance…
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…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 5/2/2016
Contact: Nicholas Boekel nicholas.boekel@spglobal.com
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…
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.…









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…