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As advisors redeploy cash, alternatives are in focus
Advisors expect to reduce their clients’ cash allocations this year. Alternatives, multi-asset and real asset investments are among the major beneficiaries.
Private credit loss rates don’t support draconian headlines
Direct lending loss rates compare favorably to much of the leveraged finance market, as this week’s chart shows.
Private credit valuations proven conservative over time
Private credit investors’ realized losses have been about half that of unrealized markdowns during the past three periods of market stress.
As private credit grows, underwriting standards remain healthy
Lenders requiring more equity and less leverage, suggesting healthy private credit lending standards.
Outlook for private equity return drivers favor middle market?
This week’s chart looks at return drivers for middle market buyout transactions, which have generated higher realized capital multiples than large cap and may favor middle market managers looking forward.
Flat returns for core fixed income over five years
The Agg’s returns are flat since April 2019. Persistent inflation amid firm growth provides a challenging outlook for core fixed income.
Private credit attractive to sponsors and investors
Private credit has become PE sponsors’ primary source of financing for LBOs and M&A activity as the asset class becomes increasingly mainstream.
Middle market companies tripled growth of large cap peers
Middle market private equity sponsors have historically provided outsized value compared to their large cap peers.
With investor sentiment stretched, time to diversify?
This week’s chart looks at the spread between bullish and bearish investors, which has widened significantly in the past several months.
Private credit maintains its healthy yield premium
Amid private debt’s massive growth, this week’s chart looks at the healthy yield premium of private credit transactions compared to public markets.
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