Pulse The PIK Divide: Separating Structural Flexibility from Shadow Distress in Private Credit April 3, 2026
Pulse The Dividend Recap Surge: What Record Sponsor Payouts Reveal About the Exit Impasse March 26, 2026
Pulse Machine Intelligence Meets Middle Market Lending: The Quiet Transformation of Credit Underwriting March 13, 2026
Pulse The Covenant Divide: Why Financial Protections Are Holding Firm in the Lower Middle Market March 13, 2026
Case Study National Business Capital Secures $8MM Financing for Defense Technology Manufacturer & Distributor in 4 Days March 13, 2026
Pulse The Barbell Effect in Private Credit: What Mega-Fund Migration Means for the Lower Middle Market March 5, 2026
Pulse When Operating Partners and Lender Monitoring Teams Collaborate: The New Value Creation Paradigm February 27, 2026
Pulse Healthcare Middle Market Financing: Navigating Complexity in Private Equity’s Most Active Sector February 27, 2026
Pulse The EBITDA Growth Paradox: When Operational Success Doesn’t Translate to Exit Value February 20, 2026
Pulse Entry Multiple Creep: How Hybrid ABL-Private Credit Structures Are Reshaping Middle Market Valuations February 20, 2026
Pulse The ABL Sales Cycle in 2025: Why Sponsors Who Understand Specialty Lending Timelines Win More Deals February 12, 2026
Pulse Continuation Funds and the Hybrid Capital Boom: How Junior Debt Is Bridging the GP-LP Liquidity Gap February 12, 2026
Pulse Marketing Due Diligence: What Lenders and PE Sponsors Now Examine in Portfolio Company Go-to-Market Strategies February 6, 2026
Pulse The Dividend Recap Surge: Why Sponsors Extracted $22.4B in Early 2025 (Up 60% YoY) and What It Means for Credit Quality February 6, 2026
Pulse Independent Capital in a Constrained Market: What 2026 Will Demand from Asset-Backed Lenders February 2, 2026
Pulse The Lender Beauty Contest: How PE Sponsors Evaluate and Select Financing Partners in a Crowded Private Credit Market January 30, 2026
Pulse Liability Management Exercises (LMEs): The “Drop-Down” and “Uptier” Playbook Reshaping Distressed Middle Market Credit January 22, 2026
Pulse MCA Debt Relief Firm Reviews: A Guide to the Real Options for Business Owners and Lenders January 16, 2026
Pulse Covenant Defaults Rising to 3.5%: What Lincoln International’s Data Reveals About Emerging Stress in Direct Lending January 16, 2026
Pulse From Belmont to Bots: What the Gilded Age Can Teach Us About Private Credit and AI in 2026 January 9, 2026
Pulse Manufacturing’s Tariff Test: How Input Cost Inflation Is Reshaping ABL Borrowing Bases January 2, 2026
Pulse Positioning for the Distressed Cycle: How Turnaround Advisors and Special Situations Lenders Market When Times Are Good January 2, 2026
