The Private Debt Market Remains Crowded The private debt market remains crowded amid COVID-19. As at 15th of June there are 485 funds in market seeking a combined $247bn. The number of funds in market is slightly up from the start of the year, but the amount targeted has increased a 22%. At the beginning…
Deals on the agenda as Germany picks up German-speaking markets are emerging from lockdown with strong appetite for finance. Europe was one of the first parts of the world to be hit by the covid-19 outbreak. But while many countries – such as the UK, Italy, Spain and France – were hit hard, others came…
Libor floors are back in the institutional market Investors are demanding Libor floors on institutional term loans as the Libor rate continues to drop. While 3-month Libor has been in a declining trend since 1Q19, it has plunged since the COVID-19 crisis hit. The average 3-month Libor rate has dropped to 0.67% so far this…
How sponsors are handling the crisis The economic impact of the COVID lockdowns was so swift that many investors “didn’t know what they didn’t know” at the outset. Many didn’t even know what the problems were, let alone fix them. In a recent collaboration with RSM, “COVID-19: Rewriting private equity’s playbook,” their in-house industry experts…
First-Time Fundraising Falls in 2020 Over the last six years, private debt first-time fundraising has been stable. Around 50 funds have reached a final close each year, securing an average of $10.5bn. But seems that the pandemic is affecting to first-time fund managers in the private debt industry and fundraising figures have decreased sharply…. Subscribe
Pain across the board The covid-19 crisis has dished out equal treatment – hitting all types of sectors hard. The subject of the chart above is the CLO market, but it makes a point that is equally valid for the private debt universe. Not only have prospects for company default risen sharply in the wake…
Only 27 exits in April We’re starting to see the true effects of the pandemic show up in the data. In an upcoming PitchBook collaboration with RSM, exit volume fell 73%, to just 27 transactions, between January and April. May will see similar volume or lower…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Middle market lenders weigh in on the percent of issuers that will miss P&I in June? Now that we are in June, middle market lenders are highly focused on how issuers will react at the June 30th principal and interest payment date. While making P&I payments at March was a very stressful experience for many,…
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Private Debt in Europe? Private debt fundraising has impacted differently in the markets of Europe than in Asia or North America. While in the last two regions fundraising declined in Q1 2020, Europe-focused private debt fundraising augmented, and Q2 seems to be decreasing…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in
Distressed debt takes centre stage A recent survey of investors by Oxane Partners found 42 percent said private credit attractiveness overall has decreased for the next 18-24 months while only 31 percent said it has increased, a net negative of 11 percent. But this loss could be distressed debt’s gain as investors show huge interest…