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Loan Note: US debt issuance down amid sharp LBO decline; fresh hope for Vietnamese credit funds

Leveraged buyouts bear the brunt of debt decline in US mid-market; opportunity opens up for private credit funds in Vietnam; plus the latest from the hiring frontline. Here's today's brief for our valued subscribers only. 

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They said it

“SMEs continue to struggle with accessing finance and… this lack of availability is costing them and the UK economy growth opportunities at a time when it is needed the most.”

Douglas Grant, group chief executive officer at Manx Financial Group, the UK financial services firm

First look

Heading down: debt issuance fell last year in the US mid-market, especially for LBOs (Source: Getty)

Debt decline in US mid-market
Despite a sharp drop in US mid-market leveraged buyouts last year, debt issuance overall in the US mid-market saw only a relatively minor decline of 4.3

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