For private capital veterans, the recent spate of market volatility is another opportunity to show strength relative to public asset classes. The threat of higher interest rates, abetted by spiking inflation, is now fully absorbed in the market. After a rocky week for the Dow and Nasdaq, indices firmed. But uncertainty still reigns and investors…
Amid significant market volatility, leveraged loan performance topped other asset classes.
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Volatility primes more records for jumbo unitranche loans Jittery markets are priming new records for jumbo unitranche financing. At least a few mandates are in the works that exceed Galway Insurance’s $3.4 billion record last year. Expect jumbos to emerge in support of buyouts, particularly in the software, insurance and healthcare sectors. About half of…
Direct lending drives sponsored middle market issuance to new record Direct lending drove sponsored middle market loan issuance to new heights in 4Q21 and full-year 2021, as sponsors tapped the market at a blistering pace to fund LBOs and add-on acquisitions. Direct lending activity spiked to US$131bn in 2021, almost doubling 2020’s volume and topping…
Over five hundred registrants tuned in last week for our “Lead Left Presents” 2022 M&A Outlook webinar. Our four panelists crammed in a ton of great content into 60 minutes. Here are a few highlights. Last year was an “acceleration” of what we saw in 4Q 2020. Not just in sheer volume, but across a […]
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Last week we held our first “Lead Left Presents” webinar attended by over 500 registrants. The topic, M&A Outlook for 2022, featured four top middle market investment bankers discussing what happened in the deal market in 2021, and what’s to come for 2022. Those who missed it can watch our replay [link]. In our previous…
Inflation is spiking, but the drop in sales vs. production should ease prices.
