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Private credit funds are more stable, lower levered and more regulated than you might think
3 months ago
The private credit market’s steady and impressive growth has caused some pundits to voice concerns about an eventual bubble. While we expect there to be more dispersion in private credit funds’ performance in the coming years, we don’t see signs that a bubble is about to burst. -
"Conditions making deal financing challenging for issuers can harm beneficial terms for investors"
1 year ago
Direct lending terms look better than at any point in the past decade. But is there enough to go around? -
"Extreme volatility can push BSL yields close to mid market levels, although that trade never lasts"
1 year ago
The two segments of the loan market are on different paths as mid-market volumes rise -
Past returns: Ares constructs private CLO
2 years ago
In Creditflux 10 years ago we reported on Ares Management putting together a quasi-CLO in a bilateral transaction involving senior debt investor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation -
"It’s not unusual for investors to toggle between the US and Europe depending on pricing and terms"
2 years ago
The accents may be different, but US and European direct lending markets have a lot in common -
"I’ve been doing ESG for 27 years; I just didn’t know it"
2 years ago
Apollo's Joe Mornoey takes our credit quiz -
"Having multiple sources of data for investors is particularly helpful in opaque markets like private debt"
2 years ago
Our columnist looks at the new Lincoln International Senior Debt Index and finds total returns of 154.3 since 2014 -
"Three CLOs issued in 2021 have included triple C baskets of 20%"
3 years ago
Big triple C buckets helped mid market CLO issuers in 2020 and the trend is for even bigger allowances this year -
The right climate doesn’t guarantee a great bottle of wine. The skill of the winemaker is also vital
3 years ago
2020 could still turn out to be the best private credit vintage ever -
Lenders aren’t as adventurous, but they realise if they don’t act now, 2020 will be a lost year
Bankers, private equity firms and corporate lenders are all looking for new ways of doing business
3 years ago -
Points up front: Despite the fees, European SME CLOs are the future
4 years ago
Producing the first post-crisis securitisation of small and mid-sized European loans was a monumental effort for Be-Spoke Capital. -
There’s pain to come for those who have become too greedy
4 years ago
Stephen Catling of Connection Capital takes our credit quiz -
Experience has taught me to be sceptical of second lien loans
5 years ago
Alex Jackson takes our credit quiz -
Bubble-watchers cite the popularity of leveraged lending as evidence against it
5 years ago
Growth in direct lending has been strong — but the sector is tiny compared to equities or bonds -
Private credit managers are partially insulated from daily market moves — for them it’s the dough, not the Dow
5 years ago
If asked about credit investing, Yogi Berra might have said take the fork in the road leading to private credit, says our columnist Randy Schwimmer -
Loans have changed. Leverage and docs are different. So what does this mean for recoveries?
5 years ago
With Fed chiefs past and present signalling rising financial risk, managers need to check their metrics, writes our columnist and Churchill Asset Management's head of capital markets and origination -
Without a single dollar being raised, future loan supply dwarfs current demand by as much as 10 to one
5 years ago
There’s plenty to be spent on mid market loans, but it’s still not enough to cover the $1 trillion of financing likely to be required, says our columnist Randy Schwimmer -
Points up front: zombie managers near extinction
6 years ago
The long-term nature of CLOs means the market tends to have a large number of zombie managers, those with one or two deals outstanding but no plans for future issuance. However, a spate of redemptions, especially in Europe, has swept away some of the ghostly deadwood. -
Inflation is seeping in and leverage is rising like helium
6 years ago
The Fed is keeping close tabs on any signs of inflation in consumer products. But there are signs of an inflationary bubble in the credit market -
German direct lending will grow for two decades
6 years ago
Patrimonium’s Daniel Heine takes our credit quiz -
Tuna fishing with a harpoon is a lot like picking credits
6 years ago
AlbaCore's David Allen takes our credit quiz -
Fishknife: Beware of amateurs playing the leverage game
7 years ago
Private equity firms may play hardball but dealing with family-owned businesses can be even more bruising
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