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Private Credit – The Final Reckoning (Second of a Series)

Those who talk about risks in private credit should also keep in mind that investors always look at relative risk. For example, Moody’s analysts observe that without a sustained downturn since the GFC, “private credit has not been truly tested, only quizzed.” Fair enough. But how did public credit fare over that period? As the […]

Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/7/2025

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 11% as of 3 July) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Covenant Trends - 7/7/2025

Percentage of First-Lien Loans Clearing with Key Covenant Terms by Quarter (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com

The Pulse of Private Equity – 7/7/2025

PE capital raised ($B) by age bucket (2010-2025) Download PitchBook’s Report here. Looking at the funds that face the most imminent fund terms, 11.8% of active funds are 10 to 11 years old, and 13.7% of active funds are 8 to 9 years old…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Reflections on Wimbledon

As a long-time observer and amateur practitioner of the game, we enjoy the season when tennis arrives at the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon. It also reminds us how capital markets, like the stately British stadium, evolve beyond decades of tradition into more sophisticated and timely versions. There’s the stark contrast between players, accustomed to hard…