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The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/25/2021

Growth deals in vogue Download PitchBook’s Report here. One sea change in the post-COVID PE market is the surge in growth deals. According to PitchBook’s latest US Breakdown Report, both 2020 and YTD 2021 have exceeded the $75 billion line, and 2021 is the first year we’ve gone past $80 billion. We’re on pace to see…

A Market in Full (Third of a Series)

We report (in person!) this week from the SuperReturn Private Credit conference in Chicago, where we chaired day one, moderated an LP panel, and interviewed the keynote speaker. The event always attracts top-shelf credit investors and managers, and 2021 is no exception. Sifting through sentiments on the economy and markets from various panels, we discovered…

Private Debt Intelligence - 10/25/2021

Q3 aggregate capital raised increases across regions North America-focused private debt funds raised $26.8bn over Q3 2021, an almost 227% increase on the $8.2bn aggregate capital raised in Q3 a year earlier. The closing of the$11.7bn HPS Speciality Loan Fund V played a large role here, as well as the closing of two further $1bn+…

Covenant Trends - 10/25/2021

Distribution of Accordion F&C Tranche EBITDA Grower Caps (L3M) (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller

A Market in Full: Liquid Credit

Of the many unanticipated consequences of Covid, one catching our eye was the recent NYT headline: “Birds Thrived During Lockdowns.” Seems that while we were stuck at home last spring, our feathered friends were out partying. Urban areas, otherwise crowding out some species, saw hummingbirds and bald eagles return at 14 times pre-pandemic levels. “I […]

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 10/18/2021

Wholesale is the top sector for non-sponsored MM volume this year US syndicated middle market non-sponsored volume totaled US$82bn in 1Q-3Q21, an over 80% increase year-over-year. Leading the way was the wholesale sector with US$9.5bn in volume, 102% higher than 1-3Q20’s level.   Refinancing activity has been the big driver of wholesale issuance this year,…