As we discussed in our Best Practices in Private Credit series, portfolio construction is everything. With little way out short of refinancings or company sales, how these loans perform will reflect directly on investor returns, not how they trade. This puts the onus on portfolio managers to select not just the highest-quality issuers, but the […]
Launched Volume Source: LevFin Insights New-issue Yields Source: LevFin Insights Weekly Fund Flows Source: Lipper (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Robert Polenbergrobert.polenberg@levfininsights.com
Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Addbacks (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com
Fewer PMR ‘CCC’s Reach the ‘B’ Category Click here to learn more. Once in the ‘CCC’ category, fewer issuers in the PMR portfolio ascend to the ‘B’ category than public peers. The AAT% of ‘CCC’ category issuers that reach the ‘B’ category is just 11% in the PMR portfolio compared to 18% for Fitch’s public…
Source: PitchBook LCDContact: Ryan Brownryan.brown@pitchbook.com
TTM Default Volume, Count (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Eric Rosenthaleric.rosenthal@kbra.com
PE exit/investment ratio Download PitchBook’s Report here. GPs need to address the oncoming maturity wall of their existing investments, and many are turning to continuation funds to extend exit timelines or secure liquidity without forced selling…. Login to Read More...
Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 10.9% as of 19 July, flat YoY and down 80bps from the highest level in last 12 months of 11.7% in October 2023) that…
Premium for MM direct lending loan yields over large corporate credits averaged 265bp in 2Q24 Pricing tightened across all market segments in 2Q23 as demand for assets outpaced supply. This enabled borrowers to obtain more attractive pricing on new credits and refinance existing debt…. Login to Read More...
Fundraising revival on hold There were some signs of improvement in the second quarter, but raising new private debt capital was still a struggle in the first six months of 2024. The first half of 2024 did not offer much consolation to those awaiting clear signs of a private debt fundraising revival. Private Debt Investor’s…