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Lead Left Interview –  Rob Morris (Part 2)

This week we continue our conversation with Rob Morris, founder and managing partner of Olympus Partners. Prior to founding Olympus in 1988, Rob held a variety of management positions in various manufacturing and financial services businesses at General Electric Corporation, the last of which was Senior Vice President of GE Investment Corporation, where he managed…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 4/9/2018

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…

The Pulse of Private Equity - 4/9/2018

A closer look at private debt performance Download PitchBook’s report click here. As traditional PE strategies have become more crowded, the PE industry has seen a record-high expansion in private debt fundraising. Names like Thoma Bravo, BC Partners and Silver Lake have all branched out into the private debt space, following in the footsteps of…

Private Debt Intelligence - 4/9/2018

Private Debt: Slowdown in Q1 2018 The private debt industry had a banner year in 2017 in which 156 funds held a final close securing a record $115bn. This marked a significant increase from the previous record in 2015 when 178 funds raised a little over $100bn in capital. 2017 was also the only year…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 4/9/2018

Middle market loan issuance falls off in 1Q18 to US$32.2bn After heating up in 4Q17 to US$44.1bn, middle market lending flopped in 1Q18. Syndicated middle market issuance of US$32.2bn fell 27% and 16% from 4Q17 and 1Q17 levels, respectively. A light flow of new money activity was felt in both the sponsored and non-sponsored market…