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Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance – September 2020
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffer stefan@sppcapital.com
Private Debt Intelligence – 9/14/2020
Europe-Focused Private Debt Fundraising Private debt fundraising in Europe has continued to grow at a good pace over 2020 and amid the COVID-19 outbreak, it was relatively strong over the first half of 2020. In H1 2020, the 30 funds closed secured an aggregate $23.5bn in commitments – just under half the amount raised over…
PDI Picks – 9/14/2020
Infrastructure debt’s strong foundations It’s an investment option that’s become big in Japan, but strong competition for deals casts a cloud. Infrastructure debt continues to attract interest from long-term investors. As can be seen from the chart above, fundraising reached a five-year peak in 2019 and was also strong at the beginning of this year…
Loan Stats at a Glance – 9/14/2020
Contact: Marina Lukatskymarina.lukatsky@spglobal.com
Private Credit – Better than Ever (Second of a Series)
“October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.” Mark Twain’s famous dictum on investing came to mind as we watched recent choppiness in public markets. With the waning weeks of summer passing and an uncertain…
Chart of the Week: Temp to Perm
As the pandemic wears on, workers suffering temporary layoffs have decreased, but permanent job losses are higher.
