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Private Credit Defaults 101: Beyond the Noise
Like any good school year, this series went by fast. But as class comes to an end, there’s one theme that’s been top of mind here at The Lead: “noise.”
The Pulse of Private Equity - 9/8/2014
Going back several quarters, larger PE funds have performed better than smaller funds, generally speaking. Funds of at least $1…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/8/2014
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Cuong Huynh cuong.huynh@spcapitaliq.com
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 9/8/2014
The average yield assuming a three year term to repayment, on first-lien institutional tranches is at 5.56 percent so far…
Chart of the Week - 9/1/2014
Uncle Bucks Whatever the investing climate is for the balance of the year, 2014 will see the best fundraising for…
Markit Recap - 9/1/2014
Russia and India have long had a close relationship, going back to the days of Nehru and Khrushchev. But, though…
The Pulse of Private Equity - 9/1/2014
PE Firms Pumping out the Cash U.S. PE firms distributed about $98 billion more back to investors than they called…
Loan Stats at a Glance - 9/1/2014
Source: S&P Capital IQ Contact: Cuong Huynh cuong.huynh@spcapitaliq.com
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 9/1/2014
On the back of increasingly unsettling global headlines, the capital markets took a beating earlier this month. As the equity…
Lead Left Interview - Stephen Lewis
This week we speak with Stephen Lewis, founder, Cross Border Strategies LLC. His firm provides advice to global middle market…
Markit Recap - 8/18/2014
The micro issues of Argentina and Banco Espirito Santo have garnered most of the attention in the CDS market of…
Lead Left Interview - Randy Schwimmer
For those readers who missed it, this week we reprint in part an interview with Buyouts’ editor, David Toll that…










The Back to School Issue
With some anxiety, we watched our five-year-old daughter walk up to the school bus yesterday morning, on her way to…