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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 – 3/7/2016

    Investors have been flocking to government bond ETFs at a record pace since the start of the year, hoping to…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 3/7/2016

    Just shy of three months into 2016, CLO issuance remains stalled, logging less than US$3 billion in new vehicles through…

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    Lead Left Interview - Meredith Coffey

    On Wednesday, February 24th, Meredith Coffey, EVP of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association, testified before the House Financial Services…

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    Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - March 2016

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

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    A Review of European Direct Lending (Fourth of a Series)

    So far in this series we’ve covered the unique lending characteristics of European jurisdictions as well as the inherent advantages…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 3/7/2016

    How Will Competition Among Fund Managers Affect Future Industry Performance Disparity? Post-recession private equity funds experienced a tightening of IRR…

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    Atlantic Crossing

    Last summer’s market volatility in the US caused loan prices to plummet, attracting attention from European loan buyers. Source: S&P…

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    Select Deals in the Market - 3/7/2016

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    Stat of the Week: S&P Metals and Mining Index

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    Loan Stats at a Glance - 3/7/2016

    Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spcapitaliq.com

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    Markit Recap – 2/29/2016

    European insurance bonds sink to bottom of the pile European bond yields have fallen to new recent lows as the…

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    Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 2/29/2016

    Flex activity in the leveraged loan market amped up in February as market volatility continued and lenders tried to push…

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    A Review of European Direct Lending (Third of a Series)

    “Europe is not a market,” a keen observer of Europe’s debt market informed us. “First of all,” he said, “there’s…

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    Head Start

    By 2002 the share of US leveraged loans by institutional investors had surpassed 60%; it took Europe twelve more years…

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    Lead Left Interview - Edwin Cass (Part 2)

    This week we continue our conversation with Edwin Cass, Chief Investment Strategist, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Mr. Cass is…

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    The Pulse of Private Equity - 2/29/2016

    PE’s Other Overhang For several years now, the increase in the inventory of companies backed by private equity in North…

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