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Markit Recap – 7/3/2017

Senior Financials trading tighter than Corporates The fate of corporates and the banks that serve them is intertwined; that much is clear from the past decade. But though the correlation is close, it’s certainly not one-to-one. … Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Fall Risk

It was probably mission impossible, but we gamely tried this week to complete a personal Top Ten list. This one is called “Top Ten Best Things About Rupturing Your Quadriceps Tendon in Church on Father’s Day.” #10 came quickly. “The minister was right there to deliver last rites.” #9 was relatively easy: “A brand-new walker…

Chart of the Week: Still Ticking

Second quarter activity in middle market sponsored loans tailed off slightly from the previous quarter, though at $16.2 billion was up from 2Q 2017.

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 7/3/2017

1H17 US Syndicated loan volume hits record high at over US$1.2Tr US syndicated loan issuance hit a new milestone in 1H17 to mark the highest half year total on record at over US$1.2T (an additional US$21.6bn of clubbed loans also worked their way through the market to bring US corporate issuance to nearly US$1.4Tr in…

Lead Left Interview - Mary Katherine DuBose (Part 2)

This week we continue our conversation with Mary Katherine DuBose, Co-Head of Asset Backed Finance and Securitization, Asset-Backed Finance, Wells Fargo Securities. ABF provides direct structured lending as well as the underwriting and distribution of asset-backed securities for over 500 clients and a risk portfolio of approximately $120BN across consumer, commercial, residential and corporate debt…

Private Debt Intelligence - 7/3/2017

Public Pension Funds in Private Debt Public pension funds are among the most important institutional investors active in the private debt asset class. They comprise some of the largest and most influential limited partners,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/3/2017

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 Pulse of Private Equity - 7/3/2017

Global PE Buyout Multiples and Deal Flow View PitchBook’s 2017 Analyst Note: Where can PE firms find attractive valuations? Here Global buyout activity has gradually surpassed median EBITDA levels following the financial crisis. Creeping up to 10.2x on the eve of the crisis, LBO valuations have oscillated in the 8x-9x range dating back to 2010,…