Private Credit’s Growing Complexity Untested Through Market Cycles Click here to download report. How Does the Change in Rate Outlook Affect Middle-Market Borrowers? Despite concerning growth in the number of issuers with coverage at or below 1x, the median issuer’s metrics have remained relatively stable. Approximately 48% of all issuers are estimated to have 2024E…
Alternative asset manager deal activity ($B) Download PitchBook’s Report here. Deals involving GPs as an acquiree or investment target saw record activity in 2024, with 141 deals worth an aggregate deal value of $47.9 billion…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Bank loans, high-yield bonds provide boost to levfin origination in May US leveraged finance issuance reached nearly US$127bn in May, up more than 60% from April’s US$78bn pipeline…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Families turn to private credit The asset class is moving beyond its traditional institutional investor base. Where insurance firms, pension schemes and other institutional investors have ventured en masse, family offices are increasingly dabbling in what, for many of them, is a new area. Their average allocation to private debt doubled from 2 percent to…
Private Credit’s Growing Complexity Untested Through Market Cycles Click here to download report. Do Banks Face Financial Stability Risks from Private Credit (PC) Exposure? The financial stability risks from banks’ direct exposure to PC are currently limited despite its rapid growth over the last several years. This is largely due to the typical structure of…
US Leveraged Loan Issuance Picks Up in May, Accelerates in June Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook May’s 41 deals for $31.6b was up $21.4b, or 210% from April’s $10.2b, bringing year-to-date volume to $381b (down 31% from last year). In percentage terms, May’s rebound from April is the strongest since last…
Loan funds post 4 consecutive weeks of inflows Following the bout of market volatility and accompanying large outflows posted in April, both loan funds and high yield bond funds have turned the corner and posted inflows in recent weeks as investor sentiment improved across asset classes…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Share of buyout inventory by industry (top 15) Download PitchBook’s Report here. A clear concentration of buyout inventory resides in four sectors: software, commercial products and services, and healthcare services…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
European unitranche market shows resilience The deal total for the first quarter was well ahead of last year’s equivalent, with the Benelux region particularly active. If you look back over the last 12 years (see chart), it’s clear that the European private debt market has been dominated by the UK, France and Germany, which have…
US Leveraged Loans Post Largest Monthly Return Since 2023 Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Loan Index Report After a brief pause in its long-running rally, the Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) advanced 1.53% in May, bringing its YTD return to 1.95%. The gain follows back-to-back losses in March (-0.29%) and April…