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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...

Middle Market & Private Credit – 6/30/2025

Smaller, Non-Systemic U.S. Banks Most Concentrated to Non-Bank Lending Click here to learn more. A relatively small percentage of U.S. banks provide loans to non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), according to analysis of new regulatory data for the entire banking industry by Fitch Ratings. Around 13% or 576 FDIC banks reported balances of either NBFI loans…

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 6/30/2025

Supported by increase in high grade financings, 2Q25 US M&A loan volume up 64% y-o-y; LBO activity declines Brushing aside tariff woes, inflation concerns and geopolitical fears, US lenders raised US$228.5bn of new loan assets in 2Q25, a 29% jump compared to the year ago period, to push 1H25 totals to nearly US$407bn (compared to…

PDI Picks – 6/30/2025

Scrutiny of the bank/fund intersection Lines of credit from banks to credit vehicles have grown at an exponential rate, warranting regulatory attention. As our most recent LP Perspectives study showed (see chart), the attitude of limited partners towards fund finance is – in more than half of cases – negative. But what do regulators make…

Bloomberg: Leveraged Lending Insights – 6/23/2025

Leveraged loan prices continue to climb in secondary market Average secondary market prices on US Leveraged loans reached 96.44 on June 25th, the highest level since March 17th according to the Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index. So far in June, the index has returned 0.51%, bringing the year-to-date figure to 2.47%…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready

Middle Market & Private Credit – 6/23/2025

Private Credit’s Growing Complexity Untested Through Market Cycles Click here to download report. What are Key Trends to Watch for BDCs? Fitch’s 2025 sector outlook for BDCs remains ‘deteriorating’ as continued spread pressure and additional non-accruals will likely weaken earnings and dividend coverage for BDCs in 2025…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 6/23/2025

How do middle market lenders characterize the quality of 2Q25 loan supply? According to preliminary results from LSEG LPC’s quarterly middle market lender outlook survey, a large majority (81%) of respondents say they were not able to lend as much as they wanted in 2Q25…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Bloomberg: Leveraged Lending Insights – 6/16/2025

Leveraged Loan Launches Keep Pace as Global Tensions Mount Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook Through June 17th, 59 deals for $47.8b have launched into the US leveraged loan market this month for a 53% improvement from the full month of May figure. Weekly launches exceeded $20bn during the week ending June…