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Private Debt Intelligence - 12/6/2021

Distressed Debt Volatility Doesn’t Hamper Closing Large Funds Distressed debt returns have been volatile over the past 10 years, with median net IRRs moving between 6.3% and 14.6%. This gives the strategy a median net IRR of 8.62% over 2009 to 2018 (the most recent vintage for which return data is meaningful), very similar to…

PDI Picks – 12/6/2021

Five steps forward to a more responsible future The global pandemic has been the hot topic of the last couple of years, but ESG is pushing hard to take centre stage. In our recent Responsible Investing report, Private Debt Investor considered the ways in which private debt is being transformed by the necessities of a…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 12/6/2021

Source: Cliffwater Direct Lending Index and BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The red line in the chart is the *Cliffwater Direct Lending Index (CDLI) current yield, which is based on the investment income of the underlying assets held by public and private BDCs. BDCs invest in middle market companies, and the Index…

2022 Outlook: Big Backlog

Thanksgiving week in the US capital markets is always a mixed blessing. Wonderful for families and friends, celebration and gratitude. But smack in the crazy year-end rush. Everyone juggling deals and parties – and running on fumes. Six weeks before it starts all over again. What will 2020 deal activity look like? Hard to beat […]

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 11/29/2021

Total assets in BDCs climb to over US$180bn Total assets in BDCs climbed to over US$180bn in 3Q21, as publicly traded BDC assets increased to US$111bn, up from US$104bn in the prior quarter. In the same period, private/unlisted BDC assets grew to US$70bn from US$57bn.  On the private side, Blackstone Private Credit Fund led the…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 11/29/2021

A very healthy infrastructure market Download PitchBook’s Report here. Global infrastructure fundraising remains an in-demand category for LPs, according to PitchBook’s latest Global Real Assets Report. Through three quarters, about $73.3 billion has been raised in the strategy, in line with annual totals going back to 2014. The amount of new funds is way down, with…