Post-Labor Day market conditions continue to favor credit issuance of all stripes. Rather than being hampered by uncertainty surrounding tariffs, inflation, growth or rates, borrowers and investors have decided these dynamics have been settled in favor of “risk on!” What then are the real worries for credit? While lower rates and less chance of a…
Private credit yields have narrowed since 2023, but less than for single-Bs. Source: KBRA DLD
Issuance Cools from July High but Sets Record for August Following a robust July that saw $200b of institutional leveraged loans price, issuance cooled somewhat in August. At $79.5b across 68 deals, issuance receded 60% from the July high but remained elevated for what is typically a quieter month in the leverage loan market. In…
TTM Default Volume, Count (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Eric Rosenthaleric.rosenthal@kbra.com
Launched Volume Source: LevFin Insights New-issue Yields Source: LevFin Insights Weekly Fund Flows Source: Lipper (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Robert Polenbergrobert.polenberg@levfininsights.com
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 11.1% as of 28 August) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…
Percentage of Loans with F&C Tranche Growers (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller smiller@covenantreview.com
Credit Journal – Private Credit Click here to download. This edition of Fitch Ratings’ Credit Journal series explores the growing world of Private Credit,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
PE nowcast vs. reported returns Download PitchBook’s Report here. Like many asset classes, US PE funds experienced strong performance gains in the market acceleration during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
BDC AUM hits a new record, topping US$500bn The upward growth trajectory of BDCs shows no sign of slowing, with assets under management (AUM) climbing to a record US$503bn in 2Q25, representing a US$28bn increase from the prior quarter and a whopping US$128bn gain in the last twelve months…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?