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BDC Filing season is in full swing. This report will analyze 8 Public BDCs that have filed this week. Aggregate Fair Value reported by these BDCs is 27.7 Billion USD which is approximately 26% of aggregate AUM of all BDCs.

Edgewood Partners, GoodRx adding to term debt; existing holders include AB Private Credit, SUNS, OCSI, OCSL

Last week’s loan market largely offered more of the same — more pushback on aggressive terms on sponsored M&A transaction and more opportunistic business with an emphasis on maturity extension — though late in week, issuer-friendly revisions on a string of well-known credits suggested that in the absence of a big uptick in volume, the market may be turning their way for all but the most challenging transactions. Bonds offered a mixed bag across ratings and purposes, but the themes were clear: oversubscribed offerings and strong performance on the break.

Belk to extend maturity on 1L credit held by OCSL, Guggenheim and FSK-related entities; BDVC holds debt targeted for refi by Blackboard

A more stable secondary helped move loan transactions across the goal line and even tighten terms, but the holiday-shortened week proved to be another grind as many transactions continued to lag, driving multiple rounds of changes as underwriters chased investor dollars. Flex activity, at least officially, was even at four each tightening and widening, though the undercurrent among deals in process favors investors.