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The Pulse of Private Equity – 5/19/2025

PE AUM ($T) forecast* Download PitchBook’s Report here. Within PE subcategories, we expect buyout funds to continue to garner the bulk of fundraising in the coming years, but growth funds have seen increasing LP interest and offer an alternative to the VC asset class…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Middle Market & Private Credit – 5/19/2025

Fitch’s Privately Monitored Middle Market Portfolio Overview, 1Q25 Click here to learn more. As audits for privately monitored rating (PMR) issuers continue to roll in, Fitch forecasts revenue growth of 5.7% for 2024. Revenue growth for 2025 is likely to be pressured by rising U.S. tariffs and retaliatory measures. … Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?

PDI Picks – 5/19/2025

Can the asset class again prove its resilience? Delegates at the recent Europe Summit heard views on how different parts of the market will weather the challenges. Our recent Private Debt Investor Europe Summit drew LPs, GPs and advisers from all corners of the globe, keen to discuss a rapidly changing environment and what they…

Middle Market & Private Credit – 5/12/2025

Fitch’s Privately Monitored Middle Market Portfolio Overview, 1Q25 Click here to learn more. In the charts above, Fitch presents aggregate data for issuers in its privately monitored rating (PMR) portfolio. Fitch privately rates these issuers on behalf of asset managers…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 5/12/2025

Proportion of US loans trading north of par edges up modestly following headline volatility In the wake of headline making talk of tariffs – and implicitly fears of a trade war – in April US loan investors pulled back in the secondary causing average bids to come off highs before showing signs of a modest…

Bloomberg: Leveraged Lending Insights – 5/5/2025

US Leveraged Loans Post Consecutive Monthly Losses Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Loan Index Report The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN), a measure of the US institutional, broadly syndicated, leveraged loan market, continued its downward trend in April…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Middle Market & Private Credit – 5/5/2025

Slower Growth and Competitive Underwriting to Pressure Asset Quality for U.S. BDCs Click here to learn more. U.S. business development companies (BDCs) are facing mounting pressure in 2025 as escalating trade tensions and broader economic uncertainty compound existing credit headwinds…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...