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Latest Global Private Debt Market Report

Risk-Adjusted Returns are the new key measure to understand how private debt performs versus other asset classes like buyouts, stocks, fixed income, etc.

During the run-up to the global financial crisis, median IRR returns declined significantly from almost 30% IRR in the early 2000s to nearly 10% IRR in 2007/2008. This trend aligns with the increasing leverage multiples and loss rates during that period. By 2009, investment deal activity in the industry as a whole was essentially at a standstill as governments around the world were working out and implementing financial stimulus (i.e. liquidity) packages to get their economies going again.

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The full Private Debt Market Report contains:

  • Performance Overview

  • Default Ratios Overview

  • Performance and Structure of Sponsored vs. Non-Sponsored Transactions

  • Special Analysis (Trends on the Private Debt Market)

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