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COVID-19 and M&A Activity

This week we kick off a new series on COVID-impacted deal flow, with a look “upriver.” How has M&A activity been affected, and what should deal makers expect for the “new normal?” We interviewed top middle market investment banks about their experiences so far in this coronavirus season. The beginning of the crisis caught advisory […]

Private Debt Intelligence - 7/27/2020

The Private Debt Market Continues to Grow The private debt industry has seen the growth in its AUM accelerate in recent years, and by December 2019 (our latest data available) funds held a total of $854bn in assets under management (AUM). The market is now more than three times bigger than it was ten years…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/27/2020

Issuers from hard hit sectors like leisure and energy stay busy in HY market Source: Debtwire Par High yield bond deal flow has eased in July, with US companies issuing USD 18.25bn of high yield bonds, following a record setting month in June when volume topped USD 60bn in June. On a year-to-date basis, the…

The New M&A (Second of a Series)

As we discussed last week in our special series on the new COVID-impacted M&A world, the volume of deal flow was off sharply at the onset of the crisis. But as deal makers adjusted to the new normal of business openings (and reversed openings) across the country, conversations are now back to deal processes. What…