Private debt opportunities in corporate direct lending

The essential resource for navigating the growing direct loan market Private Debt: Opportunities in Corporate Direct Lending provides investors with a single, comprehensive resource for understanding this asset class amidst an environment of tremendous growth. Traditionally a niche asset class pre-c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Nesbitt, Stephen L., 1953- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley 2019.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Wiley finance series.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 Overview of US Middle Market Corporate Direct Lending
  • The Rise of Nonbank Lending
  • Direct Lending Investors
  • Direct Lending Illustration
  • Chapter 2 The Historical Performance of US Middle Market Direct Loans
  • The Cliffwater Direct Lending Index (CDLI)
  • US Middle Market Direct Loan Performance
  • Yield on Direct Loans
  • Net Gains (Losses)
  • Net Realized Gains (Losses)
  • Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
  • Total Return
  • Chapter 3 Performance Comparisons to Other Asset Classes
  • Return
  • Risk and Maximum Drawdown
  • Chapter 4 Current Yield or Yield to Maturity?
  • Current Yield
  • Yield-to-Three-Year Takeout
  • Chapter 5 Comparative Credit Loss Rates
  • Chapter 6 How Liquid Are Direct Loans?
  • Chapter 7 Credit as a Separate Asset Class
  • What is an Asset Class?
  • Credit and Asset Allocation
  • Private Credit Opportunities
  • Chapter 8 Loans and the Theory of Credit
  • The Merton Model
  • Volatility
  • Risk-Free Rate
  • Time to Maturity
  • Estimating Loan Risk
  • Estimating Loan Portfolio Risk
  • Testing the Merton Model
  • Merton Model with Covenants
  • Chapter 9 Risk Premiums in US Middle Market Lending
  • Methodology
  • Chapter 10 Covenants and the Loan Agreement
  • Chapter 11 Should Direct Loan Portfolios Be Leveraged?
  • Simulated Direct Loan Portfolios with Leverage
  • Determinants of Financing Costs
  • Chapter 12 Business Development Companies
  • What is a BDC?
  • BDC Industry Statistics
  • Private BDCs
  • Publicly Traded BDCs
  • BDC Market Indices
  • BDCs - A Tale of Two Markets
  • BDC Dividend Yield
  • BDC Total Return
  • Chapter 13 Selecting Direct Lending Managers
  • Selection Matters
  • Manager Direct Loan Yield
  • Credit Losses Across Direct Lenders
  • Total Return
  • Direct Lending Managers
  • Organization.
  • Investment Strategy
  • Origination
  • Underwriting
  • Loan Construction and Monitoring
  • Workout
  • Portfolio Construction
  • Leverage Financing
  • Fees and Expenses
  • Track Record
  • Chapter 14 Loan Valuation
  • Chapter 15 Investment Fees
  • Direct Lending Fee Structures
  • Combined Fees for Direct Lenders
  • Manager Style and Fees
  • Comparisons to Private Equity
  • Comparisons to BDCs
  • Fees and Alpha
  • Chapter 16 Direct Lending and J-curve Mitigation
  • Chapter 17 Portfolio Construction
  • Direct Lending Benchmarks
  • The Importance of a Benchmark
  • The CDLI as a Private Debt Benchmark
  • Diversification
  • Chapter 18 Expected Returns and Risks from Direct Lending
  • Expected Return
  • Expected Risks
  • Chapter 19 Asset Allocation
  • Chapter 20 European Middle Market Direct Lending
  • Key Characteristics of the European Direct Lending Market
  • Evolution of the European Direct Lending Market
  • Capital Structure of European Direct Loans
  • Risk Factors
  • Chapter 21 The Borrower's Perspective
  • US Borrowers
  • European Borrowers
  • Chapter 22 Other Private Debt Opportunities
  • Real Estate Debt
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Mezzanine Debt
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Collaterized Loan Obligations (CLOs)
  • Leveraged Loans
  • CLO Structure
  • CLO Economics
  • CLO Mechanics
  • CLO Collateral Manager
  • Asset-Based Lending
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Infrastructure Debt
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Consumer/Marketplace Lending
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Royalties
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Venture Debt.
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Risk and Return
  • Investment Strategies
  • Rescue Financing
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Reinsurance
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Litigation Finance
  • Market Size and Structure
  • Expected Return and Risk
  • Investment Strategies
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • List of Exhibits
  • Index
  • EULA.