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The Pulse of Private Equity - 6/5/2017

The maturation of the buyout industry View PitchBook’s 2017 Global PE & VC Fund Benchmarking Report: Part II Here To conclude our analysis of select topics grounded in fund performance data, we must discuss a topic that has become increasingly prevalent as of late: the maturation of the buyout industry and what that entails for…

Lead Left Interview - Chris Ullman (Part 2)

This week we continue our conversation with Chris Ullman, Managing Director and Director of Global Communications at The Carlyle Group. Prior to Carlyle, Chris was Director of Communications at the US Office of Management and Budget, and before that, Director of Public Affairs for the SEC. He is author of the soon-to-be-published memoir and inspirational…

Markit Recap – 5/29/2017

Italian banks give up gains We posited after the French election that Italy was now the most likely country to trigger a material bout of political risk. Italy, of course, is no stranger to instability, having had 42 prime ministers since World War II. But it didn’t have an election scheduled for this year, with…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/29/2017

Primary leveraged yields tighten in May After widening in April, average yields have tightened in May, but are still above their March level. The average yield, assuming a three year term to repayment on first-lien institutional loans is 4.87% in May, down from 5.03% in April but still 20bp above the… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready