To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Rob Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts. ...more
Below is his conversation with Gary Grote, Managing Director at Bridgepoint Investment Banking, which focuses on capital raising and M&A advisory solutions. Gary focuses on deals in the healthcare, leveraged finance,...more
On May 9th and 10th, the Loan Syndications and Trading Associations held its third annual private credit industry conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The major theme of the conference—the speakers of which included...more
This article describes the current challenges in developing a European MM CLO market, and how asset managers may overcome them. Originally published in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law -...more
The U.S. loan market continued to cool in the third quarter, amid an uncertain economic outlook. Geopolitical risks, rising interest rates and a continued threat of recession have caused lenders to focus on credit quality as...more
In light of the recent rise in so-called liability management transactions in the middle market, described by some observers as “lender-on-lender violence”, now is a perfect time for middle market lenders to review and...more
Middle-market M&A had a great fourth quarter in 2012. Dealmakers were busy closing deals ahead of the then-anticipated increase in taxes. While the first quarter of 2013 has been relatively less active as compared to the end...more