NEW YORK, September, 2016 – As the private mid-market debt asset class grows, choosing the right lending partnerships and financing diversification are uppermost in the minds of some of the market’s leading operators. Andrew Hedlund sat down with seven US private debt experts to find out more.
NEW YORK, September 15, 2016 – Churchill Asset Management LLC (“Churchill”), a majority-owned affiliate of TIAA Global Asset Management, today announced the closing of TIAA Churchill Middle Market CLO I Ltd., a $382.2 million middle market collateralized loan obligation (CLO).
NEW YORK, August 4, 2016 – At a loan conference some years ago we referred to middle market loans as the Rodney Dangerfield of capital markets. These small, illiquid instruments were the poor step-child to high-yield bonds and large leveraged loans. But at Creditflux’s inaugural New York conference on private credit last month, it was clear the situation has changed.
NEW YORK, June 2, 2016 – Where are we in the cycle?” That question gets asked at every conference we attend. It’s also clearly on the mind now of every investor, arranger and issuer of debt. The reason is clear: if we are in the seventh innings of the cycle (which seems the consensus), a downturn might be around the corner.
LONDON, May 1, 2016 – Over the years the US has been by far the dominant supplier of leveraged loans globally. But given similar regulatory pressure being exerted on overseas banks as here, Europe is gaining media attention as a source of debt opportunities for both managers and investors.
NEW YORK, April 1, 2016 – Against the backdrop of uncertain credit markets and directionally differing economies, an interesting cross-Atlantic investment dynamic is underway.
NEW YORK, January 4, 2016 – I’ve discussed at length the development of revolving credit facilities. Corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors have continued to utilise this tool to maximise flexibility for acquisitions, dividend recaps and working capital. But during 2015 we’ve noted the increasing popularity of another weapon in an issuer’s financing arsenal: namely, the delayed-draw term loan (DDTL).
CLEVELAND, December 11, 2015 – “The middle market will remain liquid, given the capital flowing into the space, regardless of interest rate hikes. 2016 appears bullish for both lenders and borrowers,” said Randy Schwimmer, a senior managing director at New York-based Churchill Asset Management, in the report.
NEW YORK, December 3, 2015 – One of the enduring fictions about middle market loans relates to their tradability. Smaller loans, the theory goes, are priced at a premium because there are fewer ready buyers. Unlike their broadly syndicated cousins, loans below $250 million have no effective secondary market. That’s the idea, anyway.