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Bloomberg: Leveraged Lending Insights – 6/16/2025

Leveraged Loan Launches Keep Pace as Global Tensions Mount Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook Through June 17th, 59 deals for $47.8b have launched into the US leveraged loan market this month for a 53% improvement from the full month of May figure. Weekly launches exceeded $20bn during the week ending June…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 6/16/2025

High-yield bonds find favor after market chaos – DebtDynamics NorthAm New money high-yield (HY) bond issuance showed signs of a revival in May, following a sluggish period of lower volumes since the start of the year…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Covenant Trends - 6/16/2025

Percentage of First Lien Loans with Affected Lender Voting Protection (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com

Middle Market & Private Credit – 6/16/2025

Private Credit’s Growing Complexity Untested Through Market Cycles Click here to download report. How Does the Change in Rate Outlook Affect Middle-Market Borrowers? Despite concerning growth in the number of issuers with coverage at or below 1x, the median issuer’s metrics have remained relatively stable. Approximately 48% of all issuers are estimated to have 2024E…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 6/16/2025

Share of buyout inventory by industry (top 15) Download PitchBook’s Report here. Deals involving GPs as an acquiree or investment target saw record activity in 2024, with 141 deals worth an aggregate deal value of $47.9 billion…. 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…