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CLO Outlook: Managers Aim To Pace Issuance In An Uneven Recovery Driven by Covid Vaccine By David Graubard – LevFin Insights In December, PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn spoke with David Graubard for his piece in LevFin Insights, which evaluated the 2021 outlook for the CLO market. As detailed below, the best-case scenario is that vaccines begin diminishing Covid-19 in the first half of 2021, before CLOs normalize to 2018-19 spread levels and...Continue Reading

DLD follows up with Art Penn of PennantPark: “There is a general belief that we’ve seen the worst” By Kelly Thompson – Direct Lending Deals PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn spoke with Kelly Thompson of Direct Lending Deals to discuss how companies and direct lenders navigated the Covid-19 crisis, and the state of the current economic recovery. “There is a general belief that we’ve seen the worst,” Art said. “That’s not to say...Continue Reading

U.S. Direct Lending Wrap: Firms Anticipate Year-End Deal Rush By Kelsey Butler – Bloomberg PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn was recently quoted in Kelsey Butler’s Bloomberg piece on U.S. direct lenders’ expectations that deal flow will increase ahead of the new year, and potential tax changes under a new administration. Specifically, Art discussed the opportunities that are emerging in the direct lending space. “This upcoming vintage of loans is likely to be the...Continue Reading

PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn recently participated in Private Debt Investor’s New York Forum, where he discussed trends in companies’ earnings and liquidity, leverage levels, changes in the CLO market and adjustments to covenants that he has seen across the market.Continue Reading

Frozen Deal Market Turns Frenzied as Election Approaches By Julie Segal – Institutional Investor PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn recently spoke with Julie Segal of Institutional Investor to discuss his observations across the market. Specifically, Art discussed how November’s election will impact market activity, detailing that companies are exploring opportunities to invest in companies that have successfully weathered the Covid-19 downturn. “It’s going to be a busy three months here before year-end,” he...Continue Reading

Federal Relief: Too Little Too Late? By Robin Blumenthal – Private Debt Investor PennantPark founder and Managing Partner Art Penn recently spoke with Robin Blumenthal of Private Debt Investor about the federal relief efforts intended to help companies whose businesses were upended during the disruption of the U.S. economy. While previous iterations of the programs have provided an extensive amount of capital, the Congressional Oversight Commission has suggested that the Fed and Treasury consider lowering...Continue Reading

PennantPark, Pantheon to Form Private Credit Joint Venture By Kelsey Butler – Bloomberg Kelsey Butler of Bloomberg reported on our recently announced joint venture with Pantheon Ventures, highlighting that PennantPark Senior Loan Fund I LLC will hold $356 million in senior loans at fair value and provide a “more robust balance sheet and more flexible capital structure.”   Read the Full ArticleContinue Reading

Joint Venture to Target Middle Market Financing Opportunities Pantheon Acquires a Stake in a Special Purpose Vehicle from PennantPark Pantheon to Contribute Additional Capital Transaction Boosts Buying Power and Scales Platform Click here to download a PDF version NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PennantPark Investment Corporation (“PNNT”) (NASDAQ: PNNT) today announced it has formed a joint venture with the private credit investment business of Pantheon (“Pantheon”) to create PennantPark Senior Loan Fund...Continue Reading

(NY) Secondary: Traders Favor High-Quality Loans In Bid To Withstand Volatility By Aaron Weinman – Refinitiv PennantPark founder and Managing Partner Art Penn recently spoke with Aaron Weinman of Refinitiv for a piece on activity across the secondary market.  Art provided insight into factors that continue to drive the market, such as Covid-19, prospects for a vaccine and actions from the Federal Reserve, and highlighted the secondary market opportunity that could present itself if there...Continue Reading