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What is private debt? The ultimate guide (2024)

Private debt is a fast-growing asset class that offers investors the potential for attractive returns. Learn everything you need to know about private debt, including what it is, the different types, and the benefits for both borrowers and investors.

February 9, 2024

Kelly Knickerbocker

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How to research capital invested by industry, vertical, and deal type with PitchBook

July 23, 2023

Build more accurate comparables with greater transparency and speed using PitchBook’s companies and deals search features.

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Private Equity

Firms leading the private debt market

October 11, 2021

Which firms are providing companies with the capital they need through private debt? Here’s a look at 1Q 2019’s most active lenders to US PE-backed companies according to PitchBook.

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PitchBook for Business Development

September 4, 2021

Asbusiness development teams compete for customers in increasingly crowded fields, they are adopting more targeted, active ways to find new clients.

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Service Providers

How business development and sales teams can capitalize on the private markets

August 30, 2021

The private markets control more than a quarter of the U.S. economy by capital. They also have the potential to be a significant source of revenue for business development and sales teams.

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What does the next generation of urban mobility look like?

March 1, 2021

From autonomous vehicles to electric scooters, companies across the urban mobility landscape are trying to create a greener, more sustainable future—and venture capital is helping fuel the way.

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How to find comparable private and public companies with PitchBook

July 26, 2020

Learn how PitchBook can help you make a list of comparable companies based on attributes like industry, location, pre- and post-money valuations, total capital raised, revenue figures and more.

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How Renaissance Mergers & Acquisitions uses PitchBook to source buyers and drive value for its clients

April 7, 2020

Learn how Renaissance Mergers & Acquisitions uses PitchBook to source buyers and drive value for its clients.

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How to create a target list of promising investments with PitchBook

March 8, 2020

Learn how to find promising companies to invest in or acquire based on the criteria that matters most to you or your client.

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Private Equity

Direct lending Q&A with Dylan Cox, Lead Private Equity Analyst

October 3, 2019

For this Q&A we talked to Dylan Cox, Lead Private Equity Analyst, about direct lending, a sub-strategy of private debt where senior loans are made to mid-market companies without an intermediary.

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Shifts in private debt since the Great Recession

September 9, 2019

We look at the post-global financial crisis regulatory environment and how milestones within it cultivated demand for financing opportunities from non-bank lenders.

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