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Chart of the Week: Midcaps Motor On
Through Covid and rate hikes, middle market loan issuance has tracked up. Source: LevFin Insights, a Fitch Solutions company
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Private credit AUM expected to continue steady growth, driven by direct lending. Source: Fitch Ratings, Preqin
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Japan’s long-dated bond yields have moved up sharply so far in 2025. Source: The Daily Shot
Read MoreChart of the Week: Premium Yields
Spreads for middle market CLOs are distributed higher than their BSL counterparts. Source: S&P Global Ratings
Read MoreChart of the Week: Collateralized Loan Observations
Since the Fed began its rate hike regime in March 2022, MM CLO activity has grown. Source: PitchBook
Read MoreChart of the Week: Poised for a Rebound?
Since the early 1800’s, tariff’s share of US government revenues has shrunk dramatically. Source: The Cato Institute
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Middle Market & Private Credit – 6/16/2025

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The Pulse of Private Equity – 6/16/2025

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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 6/16/2025

Bank loans, high-yield bonds provide boost to levfin origination in May US leveraged finance issuance reached nearly US$127bn in May, up more than 60% from April’s US$78bn pipeline…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
PDI Picks – 6/16/2025

Families turn to private credit The asset class is moving beyond its traditional institutional investor base. Where insurance firms, pension schemes and other institutional investors have ventured en masse, family offices are increasingly dabbling in what, for many of them, is a new area. Their average allocation to private debt doubled from 2 percent to…
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