Private Credit, Public Debate Richard Hunter, Chief Risk Officer at Fitch Ratings, recently published an op-ed sharing his insights on private credit. He addressed frequent questions we receive, including: Does Private Mean Opaque?… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
2Q25 Total US direct lending LBO volume down over 47% quarter over quarter Talk of tariffs, inflation fears and anticipation of a congressional show down over the Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” contributed to heightened market uncertainty throughout much of 2Q25 and the direct lender loan market was not immune to the fall out…. Subscribe
Leveraged Loan Launches Accelerate in July Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook After launching over $33bn into the broadly syndicated US leveraged loan market last week, issuers have continued to jump into the market, with an additional $39.84bn launching so far this week through Wednesday July 16th…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a
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...
US Leveraged Loan Issuance Tops $65bn in June June’s 75 deals for $66b was up $34.4b, or 109%, from the previous month’s $31.6b, but was down $83.6b or 56% from the same month a year ago. It brought the Q2 total to $107.4b across 128 deals for a 68% decline from the first quarter total…
PE capital raised ($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...
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...
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…
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...
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...