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To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team –...more
Competition between the private credit and broadly syndicated loan (BSL) markets is intensifying, with developments on both sides blurring the distinctions between the two products. One of these distinctive features is the...more
The private credit market has emerged as a formidable force in the global financial landscape, offering a compelling alternative to traditional syndicated bank lending. The Private Credit Guide provides a broad overview of...more
After a period of volatility, Europe’s leveraged finance market is primed for resurgence, with new and exciting opportunities available to lenders and borrowers alike - Leveraged finance markets in Europe have entered 2025...more
Companies in the Middle East have traditionally been well served by regional banks, but over the past two years, borrower interest in private credit has grown. Various factors have raised private credit’s profile in the...more
As 2025 gets underway and a new presidential administration takes shape in Washington, the credit markets are in good health with plenty of available capital to be deployed. We anticipate a busy year ahead. Deal activity was...more
As expected, we experienced continued strong deal flow for special situations credit transactions in 2024, with both macroeconomic and industry-specific factors broadly impacting markets. While a slight lowering of interest...more
Private credit has secured its position as the main provider of debt capital to the mid-market, established its large-cap credentials and is now entering the next phase of its development - After dominating mid-market...more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Robert Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts....more
The rapid expansion of the private credit market has highlighted concerns regarding the accuracy and reliability of valuations within this asset class. Unlike publicly traded companies, which must adhere to stringent...more
What do entrepreneurs looking for private capital investment need to know in today’s economic climate? Procopio Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Joint Ventures co-leader Jason Femrite dove into that topic in a Q&A with...more
There is increasing chatter in the startup and investor space surrounding venture debt. It is not at all surprising that as the availability of ready capital has contracted considerably over the past two years, debt and...more
European leveraged finance in 2023 was saddled with the negative effects of elevated interest rates. But as the market adjusts to the “new normal”, rate and price stability offer hope for a brighter 2024. -Rising interest...more
As changing market conditions and geopolitical risks continue to pose challenges for dealmakers, it can be difficult to identify and capitalize on opportunities. In this series, members of Troutman Pepper's Private Equity...more
European PE dealmaking declined in 2022—down 38 per cent year-on-year, according to Mergermarket—as macro-economic uncertainty intensified, valuations became increasingly volatile, and financing tightened. Under the...more
Even the threat of an unprecedented atmospheric river storm could not stop the tried and true from attending the 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. With a break of sunshine on Monday, we found ourselves asking,...more
After an insightful conference in Cannes, our partners have compiled some of the key takeaways from IPEM 2022. As well as exploring the private equity landscape in the UK, Germany, France and Italy, we also explore the...more
In this session, Felicia Perlman, Partner & Head of McDermott’s Business Restructuring Practice Group, and Fred Levenson, Partner & Co-Head of McDermott’s Private Equity Practice Group, moderated a discussion that explored...more
After a volatile and challenging year, US direct lenders moved into 2021 with reputations enhanced and teams strongly positioned to fund new deals. But we cannot discuss current direct lending in the US without casting a...more
• Following the financial crisis, nonbank lenders looking to carve out new, profitable niches—especially within the leveraged loan universe—quickly filled the lending gap created by the exit of banks. • The relatively...more