Fran Beyers, Cliffwater’s Head of Capital Markets, Dan Lee, Partner of Comvest, and Randy Schwimmer, Churchill’s Co-Head of Senior Lending discussed what are their biggest fears and surprises in the height of the pandemic and the economic outlook for 2021. ▶︎ Watch the full version interview from Opus Connect Webinar: here
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The middle market had a huge fourth quarter Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest Middle Market Report is now live, and the fourth quarter sure delivered. Our analysts estimate deal flow more than doubled between Q3 and Q4, from 667 deals to 1,428 deals to close out the year. Dollars invested came close to doubling as…
An astute Lead Left reader sent us the following note regarding last week’s commentary: “Besides the beneficial economic impact of pent-up consumerism, the Biden stimulus package, and vaccine distributions, you should also mention the healthy state of household savings,” he wrote. “February’s data [just released] showed family net worth’s hit a record high of $130.2…
The difference between the five-year Treasury and five-year TIPS shows inflation expectations higher than the Fed’s 2% target.
Women in Private Debt Across alternatives assets, the proportion of female employees rose to 20.3% by the end of 2020, compared to 19.7% in November 2019. In private debt, women account for just under a fifth (19.9%) of all employees at private debt firms…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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…