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Lincoln’s illustrative terms for “reasonably strong” senior and unitranche credits are generally consistent by country.
Lincoln’s illustrative terms for “reasonably strong” senior and unitranche credits are generally consistent by country.
Non-bank European lending AUM is almost $160 billion, including about $50 billion of dry powder.
The relative yields-to-maturity of institutional term loans in the US vs. Europe have narrowed during Covid.
As in the US, European manufacturing and services has jumped higher than pre-Covid levels.
The European economy is coming back in sync with the US; the UK is the growth engine.
Despite the threat of higher prices, long-term interest rates have eased, supporting bonds of all stripes.
Inflation has been quiescent for over a decade, thanks to a weak economy leading into Covid.
The reopening of shuttered or nearly closed businesses accounted for a big share of April’s CPI increase.
Consumer price inflation has generally dropped since 1980, with questions raised for its future course.
Source: Lincoln International(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)