Lead-Left-logo-for-Newsletter image

PDF | Research | Week of June 5, 2023

Quote of the Week

“I certainly did not think the labor market would remain this strong for this long.”

– Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist, Northern Trust.

Debtwire-logo-v3 image

June 14th, 2023 | Conrad New York Downtown

Debtwire US Private Credit Forum

The must-attend event for the US middle market returns!



Register Now
Lead Left Vodcast

Letter from Seoul 

(Second of Two Parts)

🔔 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: click here

Watch Now

Letter from Switzerland

Switzerland-scaled image

We conclude our current private debt world tour with stops last week in Geneva and Zurich.


As was the case with our previous visits in various overseas capitals, investors shared similar concerns about the world of volatile liquid markets and the relative stability and value in private markets. And as was the case with other geographies, Switzerland has its own unique economic backdrop.


The Swiss economy, while losing steam since early 2022 (see our Chart of the Week), remains in positive territory. Contrast its 0.6% 1Q 2023 GDP with neighboring Germany in a technical recession after its negative 0.3% and negative 0.5% for the previous two quarters, respectively...

Read More

Chart of the Week

Swiss Miss

Recent GDP growth in Switzerland has slowed considerably over the past five quarters.

June-2-2023-CTW-v2-1024x695 image

Source: Trading Economics

Lead with Your Left

30-DAY FREE MEMBERSHIP


Join the leading voice of the middle market. Try us free for 30 days.
Learn More

Stat of the Week

June-5-2023-Stat image

Loan Stats at a Glance 

PitchbookLCD-Logo-for-newsletter image
June-5-2023-LCD-768x542 image

Contact: Marina Lukatsky / S&P Global Market Intelligence

PDI Picks

Fundraising’s tale of two halves

June-5-2023-PDI-1024x727 image

Looking back over the last decade reveals a phase of uninterrupted capital growth, followed by a less predictable period...

Read More

Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis

US syndicated sponsored middle market loan volume totals US$4.3bn in 2Q23

June-5-2023-RF-1024x721 image

Sponsored-related activity in the loan market has been slower in recent quarters as higher interest rates and tightening lending conditions has made it more difficult for private equity shops to execute on M&A deals...

Read More

Contact: Dave Puchowski/ Refinitiv LPC

The Pulse of Private Equity

Slowdown hits alt managers

June-5-2023-PitchBook-1024x686 image

Deal activity out of alternative asset managers is down—now, so is deal activity for alternative asset managers, according to PitchBook’s latest analyst note, Public PE and GP Deal Roundup. GPs investing in other GPs...

Download Data & Report
Contact: Alex Lykken / PitchBook

Covenant Trends 

Distribution of MFN Sunset Horizons

June-5-2023-CR-v2-1024x697 image
Download Data

Contact: Steven Miller / Covenant Review

High-Yield Bond Statistics

June-5-2023-Levfin-1-1024x742 image
June-5-2023-Levfin-2-1024x740 image
June-5-2023-Levfin-3-1024x739 image
Weekly fund flows source: Lipper
Download Data

Private Debt Intelligence

Preqin-vF image

Manufacturing leads private debt

deal numbers in North America

June-5-2023-Preqin-768x514 image

Manufacturing is currently leading by number of deals in North American with private debt finance. As of June 2023, Preqin has recorded 19 manufacturing deals, leading the next largest sector, e-commerce...

Download Data

Contact: Megan Harris / Preqin

Debtwire Middle-Market

Debtwire-New-Logo image
May-29-2023-Debtwire-1536x1055 image

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF and BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield

Download Data

Contact: Suneet Chandvani / Debtwire 

Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance

May-2023-SPP-1536x1370 image

Contact: Stefan Shaffer / SPP Capital Partners

Select Deals in the Market

June-5-2023-Deals-1536x643 image
Churchill-2020-logo-white-for-event-invite image
STAY CONNECTED
Twitter  Linkedin  Youtube  

This publication is a service to our clients and friends. It is designed only to give general information on the market developments actually covered. It is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of recent developments or to suggest parameters for any prospective financing opportunity.