Direct lending remains popular in private debt As governments scale back pandemic support measures and interest rates remain low, private debt strategies are increasingly attractive. Over Q2 2021, direct lending attracted the most interest from investors, closing 17 funds and raising $19bn in commitments…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Consumer discretionary tops PD deal activity in North America As an industry, consumer discretionary has seen the largest number of private debt deals in North America since 2016, at 1,007 deals with an aggregate deal value of $99.5bn. This includes a recent deal from Blackstone Group to buy Certified Collectibles Group… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
North American PD deal value rebounds to pre-pandemic levels North America has seen 352 deals in private debt with an aggregate deal value of $71.2bn so far in 2021. Although this is just under half of the 766 deals that were completed in 2020, last year’s aggregate deal value was just $78.5bn, despite a strong…
Cybersecurity and software drive mega deal trend in private debt 2021 has seen 22 private debt megadeals ($1bn+ deals) so far, three of which were in the software sector and two of which were in IT security/cybersecurity. The biggest was the $12.3bn all-cash acquisition of US cybersecurity company Proofpoint by Thoma Bravo, which Fitch Ratings…
Mega deals on upward trend in 2021 The number of mega private debt deals (transaction of $1bn+) had been steadily decreasing since the 48 mega deals that were completed in 2017, but H1 2021 has seen an uptick in activity. Last year, the average deal size stood at $85m and 2020 saw 31 deals with…
Average fund size in private debt increasing in 2021 The average fund size in private debt has increased by almost $200m between 2020 and 2021 so far. In 2020, 244 funds raised aggregate capital of $160bn, resulting in an average fund size of $743m…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Short term returns from private debt turn negative Pandemic support from governments and financial banks helped public equity markets to recover faster and more significantly than expected at the beginning of 2020. This dampened demand for private capital, with returns from private debt facing serious downward pressure over the past year…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
Europe plays catch up in global PD Although North America-focused funds still constitute 61% of total private debt AUM globally, other regions are gradually expanding their share. Particularly in Europe, which made up 30% of global private debt AUM by June 2020…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Growth of PD funds in market accelerates in Q1 The number of private debt funds in market has been rising consistently over the past five years, but the last quarter has seen a marked acceleration. There are 592 funds in market as of April 2021, a 36% increase compared to January 2020…. Subscribe to Read
North America dominates Q1 2021 PD fundraising North America-focused private debt managers closed 19 funds, raising aggregate capital of $18.4bn in Q1 2021, more than the other three regions combined. In comparison, the next largest region, Europe, saw seven funds raise $5.6bn…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...