Fundraising in the time of coronavirus Private debt funds are finding it tough to raise capital, but this was true before the virus struck. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the enormous disruption it has produced in its wake, little surprise that private debt fundraising appears to be in decline…. Subscribe to Read
Hopes for building 2020 loan mart are shortlived as Covid-19 spreads Several headlines have rattled the markets over the last few years – some were fuelled by geopolitical unrest, some by enonomic bumps and occasionally tweets – but the impact on the markets themselves was consistently shortlived. It ultimately took a deadly and aggressively spreading…
When buyout funds face a crisis Download PitchBook’s Report here. The Financial Crisis of 2008 was a manmade one, which gave us a degree of confidence that strict regulatory changes could prevent a sequel. The current crisis arose from nature itself, which is quite a bit harder to regulate. The impact of this crisis is changing…
The Expanding Fund Manager Universe The number of participants in the private debt asset class has grown at a remarkable pace since the GFC. There are currently over 1,700 fund managers active in the industry, over twice as many as five years ago. Asia has historically accounted for a modest share of the global private…
How LP views of private equity are being shaped by covid-19 Fewer but more open-minded commitments may be among LPs’ responses to the crisis, according to our new survey. The covid-19 outbreak has thrown the pieces of the puzzle in the air and, as yet, we don’t know exactly how those pieces will land. But…
BDC share prices rally after plummeting to below 0.4x book value earlier in week BDC share prices rallied on Thursday following the coronavirus relief bill cleared by the U.S. Senate. At the start of the week, BDCs were brought back to their darkest days of The Great Financial crisis with average BDC share price-to-book value…
Competing interests for private equity Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private equity has lots of money at the ready—the question is what they will use it for. In the months ahead, investors will be looking at an unprecedented opportunity to buy. On the other hand, they’re also in very familiar territory of keeping their current crop of…
Private Debt: Rise of Covenant-Lite Loans The growth in covenant-lite issuance in the loan market has sparked heavy discussion. The growth of supply in mid-market lending has led to a loss of value, which has in turn brought about a rise in weaker covenants. As investors allocate to private debt, they find themselves increasingly unable…
Why it’s now even harder for first timers The lack of in-person meetings as a result of covid-19 is an added hurdle for debut funds, but a deal-by-deal approach could still win support. First-time funds have not had an easy time amid a competitive fundraising environment and the rapid spread of covid-19 will only make…
CRC and Chesapeake TLs lead largest losers in falling oil and gas loan prices As oil and gas companies try to weather these tumultuous times, some investors are worried that reduced revenue may push some oil and gas issuers to default on their corporate debt. This concern has been pushing oil and gas loan prices…