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 comprises of more…
The average buyout price in the overall market has shrunk by $500 million so far this quarter, though it’s up as a multiple of ebitda.
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This week we continue our conversation with Daniel Winick, a partner in the banking and finance group of Clifford Chance US LLP, and Andrew Young, a senior associate in the same group. Their practice includes representing sponsors, corporates, lenders and participants in multijurisdictional leveraged and other finance transactions. Clifford Chance is a multinational law firm…
Private Debt Deals Completed in Q3 2017 The private debt industry saw 217 deals recorded in Q3 2017, worth $16.9bn This brings Q1-Q3 2017 total private debt deal activity to 580 deals completed, worth an aggregate $83.2bn. In contrast to Q3, Q2 saw 215 private debt deals, which had an aggregate worth of $45.3n. While…
Percentage of Loans with F&C Growers Contact: Steven Miller
Contact: Timothy Stubbs timothy.stubbs@spglobal.com
Source: LevFin Insights Source: LevFin Insights Source: Lipper Contact: Robert Polenberg robert.polenberg@levfininsights.com
Primary leveraged yields are almost flat in 4Q17 Average primary yields on first-lien institutional term loans have been relatively flat so far in 4Q17. At 5.11%, the average yield assuming a three-year term to repayment on first-lien institutional term loans is just 5bp below 3Q17 levels. However, when looking at the components, yields have been…