BDCs post further NAV gains BDC earnings season is underway, with funds that have filed to date posting positive performance overall in 4Q21, topping off a strong year for the asset class. BDC earnings climbed in 2021 against a backdrop of robust portfolio company performance and record origination activity. BDC origination activity was bolstered…
Fewer emerging lenders in 2021 Download PitchBook’s Report here. 2021 marked a decade low for “emerging firm” private debt fundraising, according to PitchBook’s Annual Global Private Debt Report. Only 64 private debt funds were raised last year by emerging firms, down from 145 in 2020. Before 2021’s slowdown, emerging lenders raised at least 100 private debt…
Leveraged debt issuance slows from 2021 pace Source: Debtwire Par Leveraged lending kicked off the new year at a slower pace than seen in the prior two years, with institutional loan issuance of USD 48.3bn and high yield bond issuance of USD 16.9bn. While it is a month-over-month improvement from the December 2021 low, compared…
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Percentage of Loans with F&C Tranche Growers (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller
Investors’ target allocations indicate bright fundraising future for private debt Nearly every type of investor increased their target allocations to private debt over the past year, in part due to low real returns from public debt investments. Most investor types, with the exception of family offices and wealth managers, have current allocations far below target….
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