Four for ’24 (Last of a Series)
In the absence of fully functioning public markets during the Fed’s intense anti-inflation campaign, liquidity was drained, not just from the economy but from bank reserves, trading desks, CLO formation and retail fund flows.
Top middle market arrangers have built powerful one-stop platforms, allowing private equity sponsors to select from a wide range of sophisticated options, up and down the balance sheet, to accommodate their capital solution needs…
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