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The Pulse of Private Equity – 7/14/2025

US PE fundraising activity Download PitchBook’s Report here. PE fundraising has landed at a lower level than in 2024, which was already a worse year for fundraising than the three years prior, where the industry saw record-setting fundraising…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

The Force Awakens – Churchill 2Q Private Equity Survey (Part One)

Life happens at inflection points. This goes for capital markets as well. Whether changes in interest rates (high to low), or economic cycles (growth to recession), being alert to those subtle shifts allows astute asset managers to lean into investment strategies more effectively. The challenge today is unpredictable trade policies have created false signals, particularly…

Private Credit – The Final Reckoning (Second of a Series)

Those who talk about risks in private credit should also keep in mind that investors always look at relative risk. For example, Moody’s analysts observe that without a sustained downturn since the GFC, “private credit has not been truly tested, only quizzed.” Fair enough. But how did public credit fare over that period? As the […]

Debtwire Middle-Market – 7/7/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 11% as of 3 July) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Covenant Trends - 7/7/2025

Percentage of First-Lien Loans Clearing with Key Covenant Terms by Quarter (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com