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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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    Markit Recap – 4/11/2016

    When it comes to the Italian banks, pessimists are not in short supply. Indeed, to be bullish on this sector…

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    Private Debt Intelligence - 4/11/2016

    Private Debt Fundraising: Will the Momentum Continue This Year? According to Preqin’s Private Debt Online, the level of aggregate capital…

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    Lead Left Interview - Stephen Lewis

    This week we chat with Stephen Lewis, Managing Director, Headwaters MB. Headwaters is a middle market focused investment bank. Steve’s…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 4/11/2016

    Debtor-in-possession loan volume reached US$1.6bn in 1Q16 across 5 deals. That number already surpassed 2015’s entire total of US$930m across…

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    Where’s the Deal Flow? (Second of a Series)

    Last week we discussed the views of various private equity sponsors regarding the question of why the pipeline of middle…

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    Buyout Blip

    Pure middle market LBO activity slumped during the 1Q 2016, while add-ons were a greater share of M&A loan volume.…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 4/11/2016

    98% of U.S. PE Funds Closed in Q1 Either Hit or Exceeded Target In the first quarter of 2016, 71…

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 4/11/2016

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spcapitaliq.com

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    Select Deals in the Market - 4/11/2016

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    Stat of the Week: Estimated Worldwide Annual Supply of Industrial Robots

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    Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - April 2016

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

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    Markit Recap – 4/4/2016

    Investors embrace long dated corporate bonds Investors have been loading up on relatively higher yielding long term corporate bonds, in…

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    Where's the Deal Flow? (First of a Series)

    With the first quarter of 2016 in the books, we kick off the second with a look at our Chart…

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    Slow Motion

    Middle market loan activity with sponsors during the first quarter has slowed to a six-year low.            Quarterly Sponsored Middle…

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    State of the Capital Markets – First Quarter 2016 Review and Second Quarter 2016 Outlook

    Need timely market data and expert commentary to share with your clients? Download our State of the Capital Markets presentation!…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 4/4/2016

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