KBRA Direct Lending Deals: News & Analysis – 7/7/2025
TTM Default Volume, Count (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Eric Rosenthaleric.rosenthal@kbra.com
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The Pulse of Private Equity – 7/7/2025
PE capital raised ($B) by age bucket (2010-2025) Download PitchBook’s Report here. Looking at the funds that face the most imminent fund terms, 11.8% of active funds are 10 to 11 years old, and 13.7% of active funds are 8 to 9 years old…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 7/7/2025
As overall issuance slips in 2Q25, strategic M&A remains a bright spot for LevFin market Leveraged finance issuance topped US$343bn in 2Q25, down approximately 30% from 1Q25 and off nearly 40% versus 2Q24…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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Chart of the Week: Wealth Effects
The share of wealth assets dedicated to private credit is on the rise. Source: FT, Oliver Wyman
Reflections on Wimbledon
As a long-time observer and amateur practitioner of the game, we enjoy the season when tennis arrives at the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon. It also reminds us how capital markets, like the stately British stadium, evolve beyond decades of tradition into more sophisticated and timely versions. There’s the stark contrast between players, accustomed to hard…
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PDI Picks – 7/7/2025
2025 sees fundraising extremes Our data shows the brakes have been slammed by investors after a fast start to the year for those raising fresh capital. ‘Volatile’ is the word frequently being used to describe the economic and political backdrop to investing today. For private debt managers, that same volatility is being seen on the…
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Middle Market & Private Credit – 7/7/2025
Smaller, Non-Systemic U.S. Banks Most Concentrated to Non-Bank Lending Click here to download report. Executive Summary: Evolving regulation has shone the spotlight on liability-driven investment strategies, driven by the optimization of technical provisions…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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Private Credit – The Final Reckoning (First of a Series)
Moviegoers know that Tom Cruise “does his own stunts.” We always assumed this mostly meant riding motorcycles fast. And even watching his Mission Impossible and Top Gun acrobatics over the years, we figured riskier sequences involved some kind of green screen technology. Until we saw practice runs for his motorcycle jump on the latest MI […]
Bloomberg: Leveraged Lending Insights – 6/30/2025
Leveraged loan prices continue to climb in secondary market The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) advanced 0.76% in June after a 1.53% gain in May, bringing its year-to-date return to 2.77%…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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The Pulse of Private Equity – 6/30/2025
Share of IPO capital raised by backing type Download PitchBook’s Report here. With the S&P 500 index climbing back near its historical peak and surpassing the psychological threshold of 6,000, there is potential for a resurgence in IPO activity…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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