CLO issuance is on track to meet or exceed market forecast in 2017 One third of loan arrangers, CLO arrangers and managers surveyed by Thomson Reuters LPC expect CLO issuance could reach or exceed $70bn this year. But challenges remain including a lack of new issue supply and complying with risk retention. Amidst the ongoing…
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…
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Last week’s column attracted the attention of one of our most loyal readers, and an astute observer of the credit scene. To go along with capex and cyclicality as prime corporate risks, he told us, “I would like to put in a plug for ‘Where’s the cash?’” He continued, “Maybe in middle market companies it’s not…
This week we chat with Mitchell Drucker, Managing Director of Garrison Investment Group. Mitch is the head of Garrison’s corporate lending team and is responsible for transaction origination, analysis and execution. He has more than 30 years of experience in the lending business and formerly served in various positions at CIT, presiding over a team…
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The number of private equity software deals is growing relative to the non-software IT segment.
Private Debt Fundraising in Q1 2017 by Fund Type
The private debt industry recorded a strong start to 2017, as 21 vehicles reached a final close attracting $21bn in investor capital, despite marking a downturn from the record $50bn raised in Q4 2016. However not all strategies were able to capitalise on healthy investor appetite and attract high levels of commitments.
Direct lending funds in particular drove fundraising, securing their highest quarterly total of all time...
Some LPs still keen on co-investment
In 2016, limited partners participated in no fewer than 76 US private equity transactions, the cumulative value of which hit no less than $33.8 billion, more than any other year in the past decade excepting 2007. Moreover, 2017 is off to a strong start in terms of value at least, with $9.8 billion tallied thus far across a slower-paced 13 deals. The steady upward trend since 2010 is unmistakable if volatile...