PennantPark offers financing to PE-backed companies in changing market Ann C. Logue – Alternatives Watch PennantPark’s Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, recently spoke with Ann Logue of Alternatives Watch to discuss his outlook on the private credit. Art emphasized the importance of “vintages” and how the economy today is more of a mixed bag than it was coming out of COVID.   Read the Full ArticleContinue Reading

Art Penn talks about middle market credit Judy Khan Shaw – MiNYSE Floor Talk “We think 2023 is going to be a great vintage for middle market private credit because risk is lower, debt relative to cash flow is lower, tighter covenants and more time to do proper due diligence, and the yields and spreads are higher.” PennantPark’s Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, recently appeared on NYSE Floor Talk to discuss some of the...Continue Reading

Dealmaking in the Year Ahead Anastasia Donde – Middle Market Growth “We were funding a few deals at year-end, but it’s less than we thought we would, as a slowing economy and higher financing costs took hold,” says Art Penn, founder at private credit firm PennantPark. “We’re in the careful and cautious camp—not putting it all into the market right now. This environment is going to last a while, so it necessitates careful deployment.” PennantPark’s...Continue Reading

Credit Rendezvous: Make yourself comfortable, there’s a storm coming Hugh Minch – Creditflux “Even in the face of an expected US recession in 2023, Penn says that the low risk levels of the 2023 vintage of direct lending funds could see them become one of the best performing cohorts this year, echoing the perfor¬mance of the 2009-vintage market following the global financial crisis.” PennantPark’s Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, was recently featured in Hugh...Continue Reading

Art Penn Featured on Bloomberg Markets: The Close “Because we like this vintage (of loans), we are okay if this stays like this for a little while. It’s okay if we have a choppy market for the next year because we are going to be able to get better deals.” PennantPark’s Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, recently spoke with Bloomberg TV’s Kriti Gupta & Sonali Basak about his outlook for the credit market in...Continue Reading

Private Credit Lenders Sharpen Focus On Portfolio Management; New Issuance Slows Abby Latour and Olivia Fishlow – PitchBook Data PennantPark’s Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, recently highlighted the importance and impact of lender protections in a portfolio of middle market loans. During his interview with Abby Latour and Olivia Fishlow of PitchBook Data, Art specifically noted how “tight monitoring processes, covenants, and equity cushions best help protect investor capital.”   Read the Full ArticleContinue Reading

Rising Interest Rates to Test Middle Market Borrowers Madeline Shi – PitchBook Data “It’s a very interesting time for those who put on more leverage.” PennantPark’s Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, spoke with Madeline Shi of PitchBook Data about the current middle market landscape and how rising rates will impact private lenders.   Read the Full ArticleContinue Reading

Direct Lenders Suddenly Cut Risk Even With $413 Billion Warchest David Brooke and Lisa Lee – Bloomberg Law “There’s a lot of cross-currents in direct lending. On the one hand you are protected because you are floating rate, but on the other you have to be more cautious because everyone has to contemplate a higher probability of a recession sooner.” Art Penn, Founder and Managing Partner of PennantPark, was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article...Continue Reading

Is Wall Street South Here to Stay? Meghan Daniels – Middle Market Growth “We wanted to have a flexible culture but also wanted the benefits of being in the office together, while attracting excellent people.” Art Penn, Founder and Managing Partner, was quoted in Middle Market Growth, on the establishment of PennantPark’s headquarters in Miami. PennantPark currently has eight full-time employees in Miami and hopes to increase its headcount to 20 or 25 over the...Continue Reading

PennantPark (PNNT) Founder On The NYSE Listing TD Ameritrade Art Penn, Founder and Managing Partner of PennantPark, spoke with Nicole Petallides of TD Ameritrade Network following the company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange, where he discussed the on the value of lenders like PennantPark amid the current environment of rising rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions.Continue Reading

At PennantPark, Art Penn says volatility turns investors’ attentions to middle-market CLOs John S. Hintze – Asset Securitization Report Middle market domestic companies, especially those owned by private-equity firms, face many of the same hurdles as their larger brethren, whether the tight labor market, supply chain snafus, inflation, interest-rate hikes, and the list goes on. However, their debt, often provided by a single lender or a small club, is arguably less volatile than much larger...Continue Reading

Dealmakers Look Forward to an Active but Slightly Cooler Market in 2022 Anastasia Donde – Middle Market Growth PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, spoke with Middle Market Growth’s Anastasia Donde on the 2022 outlook for dealmaking. Art shared his positive outlook, noting that while it will still be a busy year for deals, he expects activity to slow down compared to the unprecedented activity in 2021.   Read the Full ArticleContinue Reading

Rising inflation may spare smaller middle-market lenders Nell Mackenzie – Risk Art Penn, Founder and Managing Partner of PennantPark, was featured in Risk, following his conversation with reporter Nell Mackenzie, where he discussed the core middle market, the rise of lending by private credit firms, and how lenders like PennantPark will prevail amid rising inflation.   Read the Full ArticleContinue Reading

Despite Losing Market Share, Smaller Asset Managers Keep Battling the Giants Jessica Hamlin – Institutional Investor PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, spoke with Jessica Hamlin of Institutional Investor on how PennantPark differentiates itself from the larger asset managers. Art noted that by investing in smaller and middle markets, PennantPark targets investments in the core middle market, including companies that generate anywhere between $10 million and $50 million in EBITDA, which allows the company...Continue Reading

Art Penn Featured on Bloomberg Markets: European Close “We’re as busy as we’ve ever been in 14 years in the business.” PennantPark’s Founder and Managing Partner, Art Penn, spoke with Bloomberg TV’s Alix Steel, Guy Johnson, and Sonali Basak, during “Bloomberg Markets: European Close,” where he discussed the factors contributing to the growth of non-bank lenders, the trend of big banks exiting the middle market, loan growth, global supply chain issues, and more. During this...Continue Reading

PennantPark hires for fundraising role Susan Barreto – Alternatives Watch Susan Barreto of Alternatives Watch shared news announcing that Pete Mitchell has joined the company as Managing Director, Head of Private Capital Fundraising. In his new role, Pete will lead fundraising for the firm’s private vehicles as we continue to expand our middle market private credit investment business. Art shared the following on Pete’s addition, “We are pleased to welcome Pete to our team, as...Continue Reading

PennantPark brings on head of private capital fundraising Arleen Jacobius – Pensions & Investments Arleen Jacobious of Pensions & Investments shared news of the hiring of Pete Mitchell as Managing Director, Head of Private Capital Fundraising. In his new role, Pete will lead fundraising for the firm’s private vehicles as we continue to expand our middle market private credit investment business. Art shared the following on Pete’s addition, “We are pleased to welcome Pete to...Continue Reading

PennantPark Raises Levered Credit Assets Susan Barreto – Alternatives Watch Susan Barreto of Alternatives Watch shared news of the successful closing of our fifth comingled fund last week, PennantPark Senior Credit Fund Levered (“PSCF-Lev”), securing $460 million in additional investment capacity and taking another significant step forward in the growth of the firm’s middle market private credit investment business. From pre-COVID inception in mid-2019 through March 31, 2021, PSCF-Lev’s gross and net annualized returns were...Continue Reading

In July 2019, PennantPark launched four new investment vehicles, increasing the firm’s investment capacity by more than $750 million across two strategies: Senior Debt and Opportunistic Credit. The new offerings include the PennantPark Senior Credit Fund (“PSCF”) Leveraged, PSCF Un-Leveraged, PennantPark Credit Opportunities Fund III (“PCOF III”), and a substantial separately managed account focused on Opportunistic Credit.   Read the full press release hereContinue Reading