Chart of the Week: All-Weather Buyouts
While direct lending was subdued with rate liftoff, it’s recovered despite tariff noise. Source: DLD KBRA
While direct lending was subdued with rate liftoff, it’s recovered despite tariff noise. Source: DLD KBRA
August Leveraged Loan Launches, by Week The typical “August slowdown” for the leveraged-loan market has yet to materialize, according to data compiled by Bloomberg…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Total leverage on sponsored middle market deals ticked up in the 2Q 2025, driven by higher senior leverage Total leverage on sponsored middle market deals ticked up to 4.56x on average in 2Q25, driven by higher senior leverage…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Life happens at inflection points. This goes for capital markets as well. Whether changes in interest rates (high to low), or economic cycles (growth to recession), being alert to those subtle shifts allows astute asset managers to lean into investment strategies more effectively. The challenge today is unpredictable trade policies have created false signals, particularly […]
Global buyout EV/EBITDA multiples Download PitchBook’s Report here. The EV/EBITDA multiple for PE buyouts stood at 11.7x for the TTM period ended June 30, 2025. This is comfortably above the recent trough of 10.3x in 2023, yet below the 12.3x registered in 2024…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
TTM Default Volume, Count (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Eric Rosenthaleric.rosenthal@kbra.com
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
Distribution of MFN Maturity Carveout Horizons (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com
What’s the state of the US leveraged loan market, and what’s the outlook for the rest of the year? Those were the among the questions posed to your correspondent and three other panelists at Octus Webinar: H1 2025: “How Private Credit and Banks Traversed the Tariff Storm to a Brighter Second Half.” We’ve discussed here…
July set record monthly leveraged loan volume; eight of top ten highest in last two years. Source: PitchBook, Bloomberg