An Overview of the Lincoln Senior Debt Index

Jun 2024

The Lincoln Senior Debt Index is a quarterly index that tracks the fair market value of 1,600 middle market, direct lending credit investments every quarter across approximately 175+ fund clients in the U.S. and in Europe.

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 Lincoln U.S. Senior Debt Index

Lincoln European Senior Debt Index

Comparison of U.S. and European Senior Debt Indices

LSDI Methodology

 

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