The setting was Arlington Park, a storied horse racing venue about a forty-five minute Uber ride northwest of Chicago. We had just lost $50 on a “sure thing” in the 5th race, though we should have been suspicious with a horse named Diminishing Return. The summer gathering there was hosted by one of the leaders…
Middle market sponsored volume for the first six months of 2016 was the lightest in seven years. Source: Thomson Reuters LPC
The PE-backed LBO market continued to remain inflated and aggressive in 2Q16. The average purchase price multiple on large corporate LBO deals was elevated at 11.3 times while middle market deals also saw lofty valuations at 9.7 times. Historically middle market LBOs exhibited average purchase price multiples closer to… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?
PE Interest in US Lower Middle Market Slumps Temporarily After trending upward for over a year, private equity dealmaking in the US lower middle market (defined as transactions sized between $25 million and $100 million) fell sharply between 1Q and 2Q 2016. Granted, there were fluctuations in the upward trend, but 1Q recorded not only…
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This week we continue our conversation with Eric Lloyd, the head of Global Private Finance for Babson Capital Management. Babson is one of the world’s leading asset management firms with investment teams on four continents managing over $243 billion in assets for clients in more than 20 countries around the world. Second of two parts – View part…
Distressed Private Equity Excels in PrEQIn Performance Index The PrEQIn Index captures the returns earned by investors, on average, in their private equity portfolios, based on the actual amount of money invested and rebased to a chosen point in time. This makes comparisons possible between different strategies and also with the S&P 500…. Subscribe to
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Last week’s failed Turkish coup, and the resulting crackdown, has spooked holders of Turkey’s dollar denominated government bonds. Gauged by Turkey’s CDS spread, the market’s perceptions of the country’s credit risk has jumped by more than a quarter from its close on Thursday. Turkey’s spreads hit 290bps on July 21, the widest level since February….