Concerns fly about leverage covenants in direct lending market

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Concerns fly about leverage covenants in direct lending market

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Direct lending funds are known for protecting their investments with leverage covenants, but the investors in these funds — known as limited partners (LPs) — may be overestimating how much protection they give, market sources warned this week. Silas Brown reports.

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