22 Nov 2019
NEW YORK, Nov 22 (LPC) - A large number of business
development companies (BDC) reporting earnings on the third
quarter of the year saw their net asset value (NAV) per share
drop as a declining Libor rate and underperforming credits take
their toll on middle market lenders.
14 Nov 2019
NEW YORK, Nov 14 (LPC) - Private credit funds with deep
pockets, capital flexibility and sticky investments are
positioning themselves for the yield bonanza that could follow
if a cooldown in the US economy was to further shutter bank
liquidity and investor appetite for broadly syndicated loans.
22 Oct 2019
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (LPC) - Investors who have binged on the US
private credit market in the last few years are now turning to
the growing specialty finance space where competition is less
intense and spreads are more attractive.
17 Sep 2019
NEW YORK, Sept 16 (LPC) - Business development companies
(BDC) are consolidating in the highly competitive middle market
as more firms look to scale up their operations ahead of a
potential recession in the US.
03 Sep 2019
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (LPC) - Business development companies
(BDCs) are becoming increasingly vocal as they look to push the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt the industry
from reporting requirements that they argue are curtailing the
liquidity in the market and limiting its potential for growth.
29 Aug 2019
NEW YORK, Aug 29 (LPC) - Private credit funds and business
development companies (BDCs) are positioning their portfolios to
deal with a potential economic downturn, which will be the first
real test for a market that has come of age since 2008’s
financial crisis.
28 Aug 2019
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (LPC) - Physician outsourcing
provider Envision Healthcare has seen the value of its US$5.45bn
term loan B sink throughout August as weak earnings and
political uncertainty around the US healthcare sector weigh on
investor appetite, investors and analysts told Refinitiv LPC.
15 Aug 2019
NEW YORK, Aug 15 (LPC) - The private debt market has largely
been immune to the covenant-lite trend, but a recent spike in
so-called covenant-loose lending suggests funds are finding ways
to offer more aggressive terms while sticking to investor
demands to maintain certain restrictions on borrowers.
23 Jul 2019
NEW YORK, July 23 (LPC) - Participants in the business
development company (BDC) sector are pondering whether the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will push through with
exempting the market from the Acquired Funds Fees Expenses
(AFFE), an arcane rule that many see as the key to restricting
liquidity.
11 Jul 2019
NEW YORK, July 11 (LPC) - The US Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (SEC) fund of funds proposals potentially open the
door to a shakeup in the Business Development Company (BDC)
market.