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  Featured

  Middle market rebounds unevenly: Dealmaking jumps, fundraising stalls

  April 4, 2025

  The US middle market had one of its best years for dealmaking in 2024, but fundraising slowed down from the previous year.

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  Private Credit

  European private credit dealmaking ties quarterly record, but M&A underwhelms

  April 4, 2025

  Europe’s direct lenders produced a strong Q1 deal count, and have changed their pricing strategy to stay competitive.

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  Direct Lending

  Covenants loosening in lower middle market, M&A to improve in H2, Deerpath says

  March 27, 2025

  Covenant erosion is evident in the lower middle market, according to Deerpath’s Reed Van Gorden.

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  Direct Lending

  Arini teams up with Lazard for European direct lending

  March 26, 2025

  Through the partnership, Arini will get access to Lazard’s origination activities for mid-cap borrowers.

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  Direct Lending

  Macquarie seeks up to €1.5B for European direct lending strategy

  March 26, 2025

  The firm has launched a direct lending platform in Europe to give investors access to middle-market credits.

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  Private Credit

  Europe’s private credit providers voice concern as uncertainty weighs on M&A

  March 25, 2025

  Geopolitical uncertainty is further undermining a sluggish M&A environment for Europe’s private credit players, while signs of stress are bubbling up.

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  Featured

  Tariffs rise to top of due diligence checklist in private credit

  March 17, 2025

  Private credit lenders are caught between heightened market volatility and pressure to deploy more capital in a slow M&A environment.

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  PE Fundraising

  Brookfield raises $1B for debut middle-market infrastructure fund

  March 11, 2025

  Brookfield Infrastructure Structured Solutions Fund focuses on structured and common equity investments, tapping into the middle market’s growing deal momentum.

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  Featured

  Valor’s add-on the latest in PE’s roofing deal spree

  March 6, 2025

  Private equity firms closed an all-time high number of investments targeting roofing companies in 2024.

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  Direct Lending

  Publica nets Brookfield loan for carve-out by Bain

  March 3, 2025

  The lender has provided €200-250M of unitranche financing to support the sale of Publica to Inetum’s parent company.

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  Weekend Analysis

  Private equity’s steep path to AI

  February 21, 2025

  PE’s journey to a true embrace of the quickly evolving technology is underway, but it’s proving to be an uphill climb for some.

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  Featured

  Middle market PE offers fertile ground for multiple arbitrage

  February 12, 2025

  Entry multiples for mid-market buyouts are more appealing than those of larger deals, PitchBook analysis shows.

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  Direct Lending

  Pinstripes lenders add PIK as company mulls strategic alternatives

  January 30, 2025

  Pinstripes will be required to achieve milestones related to possible strategic alternatives.

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  Regulation

  DEI consultants respond to affirmative action rollback

  January 28, 2025

  The president’s order ending affirmative action for federal contractors is leaving PE-backed DEI consulting firms scrambling.

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  Private Credit

  European private credit adjusts to muted M&A, competitive backdrop

  January 17, 2025

  Europe’s private debt market participants face challenges due to sluggish M&A activity, but are adapting in response.

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  Private Credit

  2025 European Private Credit Outlook: Collaboration in play as market adapts

  December 18, 2024

  Private credit players may have retreated to their natural mid-market habitat, but that doesn’t tell the full story as they collaborate with banks on deals via PIKs, hybrid financings and other partnerships.

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  CLOs

  2025 European CLO Outlook: Signs point to bumper year for new issues and resets

  December 17, 2024

  Europe’s CLO market mulls the potential for another record year of issuance.

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  Private Credit

  Middle market takes spotlight in Europe’s private credit show

  December 17, 2024

  Private credit managers have faced increased competition in the large-cap space, bringing the middle market into play.

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