Distressed investors gearing up Download PitchBook’s Report here. We’re starting to see a spate of distress-focused vehicles hitting the market. Distressed debt and special situations funds accounted for a combined 29.9% of debt capital raised in H1, a leap above the 19.7% they accounted for last year, according to PitchBook’s latest Global Private Debt Report…. Subscribe
Real Estate Debt Fundraising Keeps Falling Debt as a real estate strategy has been growing in prominence in recent years; however, over the past two years it appears the appeal of debt has declined slightly and so far in 2020 it seems not to be increasing, in fact the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the industry’s…
Debt takes a larger slice of the pie A new survey shows private credit’s solid performance makes it an investor favourite. Private credit is expected to be the fastest-growing part of institutional investor portfolios, according to research from consultancy bfinance…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Europe slows down considerably Download PitchBook’s Report here. European PE activity hit a skid in Q2, as expected. According to PitchBook’s recently released Q2 European PE Breakdown, deal volume plunged to its lowest quarterly totals since Q3 2013. 650 transactions closed in Q2 for €79.8 billion, YoY declines of 31.5% and 18.7%, respectively…. Subscribe to Read
US debtor-in-possession loan volume surpasses US$10bn so far this year Completed US debtor-in-possession (DIP) loan volume is on track to reaching the highest annual level since the Great Financial Crisis, as many companies have struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Already this year there has been over US$10bn in completed DIP volume across 23 deals, with…
The Private Debt Market Continues to Grow The private debt industry has seen the growth in its AUM accelerate in recent years, and by December 2019 (our latest data available) funds held a total of $854bn in assets under management (AUM). The market is now more than three times bigger than it was ten years…
Venture-backed > PE-backed Private equity is losing its oomph as an M&A driver this year. PitchBook’s new North American M&A Report found that PE-backed M&A is now less common than venture-backed M&A, at least by volume. It’s the first switch between the two asset classes since 2009, which isn’t a coincidence. PE exits come to…
U.S. Primary yields widen slightly to 7% so far in July After declining in May and June, primary US institutional yields have inched up in July. The average yield, assuming a three-year term to repayment on first-lien institutional term loans is 7.01% so far in July; up from 6.68% in June, but a lot lower…
Private Debt Performance Remains Positive Horizon IRRs for the overall private debt asset class remains above 6% for one-, three- and five-year horizon to December 2019, oscillating between 6.1% and 6.5%. Direct lending funds improved over the past quarter, contrasting with the overall private debt asset class…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in
The long and winding road Fund managers have found it difficult persuading investors to part with commitments during the pandemic, but demand is still strong. It’s not only economies upon which the covid-19 pandemic is having a slowing effect. As our chart above shows, it’s also the speed with which investors are making commitments to…