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PDI Picks – 7/6/2020

Dislocation, yes – but direct lending still rules the roost Apollo’s $12bn tie-up with Mubadala shows there’s plenty of life left in direct lending yet. Gaining momentum after a very slow start, our preliminary fundraising figures for the first half of this year show around $60 billion raised for private debt globally – around $25…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 6/29/2020

Fundraising sped up in Q1 Download PitchBook’s Report here. Somewhat expected, we found a quirk in Q1 fundraising data that should reverse soon. Funds that closed in the first three months of 2020 were wrapped up relatively quickly compared to 2019, according to PitchBook’s latest US Middle Market Report. As a whole, middle market funds that…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 6/29/2020

Refinitiv LPC’s Quarterly Lender Survey: One fifth of lenders have not heard any plans to return to the office When asked if plans are being announced for segmented re-opening of your office, 16% of lenders said no while 36% reported that plans had been announced to start after Labor Day. “We were given a questionnaire…

Post-pandemic: The New Healthcare

Healthcare has been ground zero for the worst pandemic of the modern era. How the industry has reacted and how credit and equity providers are dealing with this new world order, is the subject of our new special series. “Physician practice management companies were the first and worst hit,” one banker reported. “Procedure volume dropped […]

Private Debt Intelligence - 6/29/2020

Crisis-vintage Funds Outperform in Europe European private debt is facing its first major test due to COVID-19. In the middle of a new crisis it’s inevitable to look back and see how it might evolve in future. The private debt industry in Europe emerged following the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC)… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready