PE performance update Download PitchBook’s Report click here. The run-up in public market valuations and its impact on PE has been discussed ad nauseum. Much of that impact has been negative, especially around multiples and a lack of suitable entry prices. PE’s strong suit has historically been the turnaround play—buy low, get your hands dirty,…
Credit Strategies Start 2018 with Positive Performance Preqin finds that credit strategy hedge funds have maintained their streak of positive performance, having generated positive returns on a yearly basis since 2009, and seeing returns of 7.41% in 2017. The strategy has started 2018 with a bang, producing positive performance in the first two months of…
Debt dynasty In a competitive atmosphere, LPs seem to like their GPs well enough that four-fifths would commit to a successor fund if the right chance presents itself. Despite the plethora of upstart private credit managers that have rolled out in recent years, it is still better to be an incumbent fund manager than a…
We’ve had eight business days of trading since the index roll on March 20, a date that will be remembered in the CDS world for the introduction of the new senior non-preferred tier (SNRLAC). Perhaps it is too early to give a definitive assessment of how the tier is performing relative to the rest of…
Looking ahead: PE’s near-term outlook Download Related Report click here. Private equity has enjoyed a historically long business cycle alongside historically low interest rates. With high multiples and lots of dry powder floating around, today’s market bears some resemblance to 2005-2007, but not too much. The latest crop of funds (2016 vintages and later) will…
Primary leveraged yields widen across the board due to rising Libor rate The increase in Libor rates has boosted yields on institutional term loans this quarter. The average yield, assuming a three-year term to repayment is at 5.42% so far in 1Q18; up from 4Q17’s 5.02%. Driving up the yields is the increase in the…
Let’s get real Plenty of firms lend against cash flows. Isn’t it better to lend against something you can see and touch? Fundraising for real estate as an asset class is falling. But fundraising for real estate debt is increasing, according to data from Private Debt Investor sister publication PERE. You can see it in…
Private Debt Fund Managers Are Optimistic Despite a Challenging Market As the private debt industry has matured, issues that have historically affected other alternative classes – high valuation and increased competition for transactions – have become increasingly prominent concerns. Almost half (49%) of private debt managers cite valuations as a key challenge facing the industry…
Second lien issuance reaches $6.8B so far in 1Q18 Syndicated and privately placed second lien loan volume has reached US$6.8bn so far in 1Q18, which is not too far behind 4Q17’s volume of US$8.6bn. Issuers continue to rely on second lien facilities to maximize their leverage as 61% of the second liens tranches have been…
Is Corporate VC hurting PE? PE investors are no strangers to competition. Fellow PEGs and strategic buyers have been around since the beginning, and family offices and fundless sponsors are fast becoming significant players in the middle market. A new hybrid competitor is starting to flex its muscle, almost undetected by the broader industry: corporate…