Essential intelligence on leveraged finance
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PitchBook | LCD is the go-to resource for trusted news, research, and data on liquid and illiquid loans, bonds, and private credit markets. Whether you're looking to dive deep or simply track the latest updates, we've got your covered with our streamlined platform for faster competitive intelligence.
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Real-time news coverage on leveraged loan and high-yield bond originations, pricings, and trading
The data you need, delivered with speed and simplicity
Who we serve
Turn information into business intelligence
Compare loans currently in the market with similar, recent transactions
View marks and compare how various BDCs value the same investments
Produced by veteran journalists and analysts, LCD’s news coverage allows you to track deals throughout their lifecycle and compare them against the rest of the market.
What is LCD?
LCD, a part of PitchBook, is the only provider of real-time coverage of the US and European leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets, from deal inception through the trading life of the debt. With over 500 leveraged loan indexes in the US and Europe that track performance, index characteristics, and risk measures, LCD is the industry standard for leveraged loan data, news, analysis, and indexes—providing coverage across the full loan lifecycle. Additionally, LCD provides growing coverage of investment grade bond issuance, distressed debt, corporate bankruptcies, and middle market transactions.
Structure and price deals to clear the market
Benchmark pricing and structure on illiquid instruments
Identify possible trade opportunities
Identify co-investments by BDCs in the same company
LCD offers an extensive database and feeds that deliver key index and deals data to help ensure you receive the factors you need quickly and securely.
Default rates, secondary spreads and return summaries
Investor technicals, including drivers of supply and demand
Industry stats, including primary and secondary market views of industry activity
Credit stats, including adjusted and non-adjusted leverage and interest coverage multiples
Market-driven price and structure flexes during syndication
Forward calendars of deals before they hit the market
Topical pieces analyzing key developments and macro trends
A daily recap with comprehensive coverage of events
