An Overview of the Lincoln Senior Debt Index
Feb 2022
The Lincoln Senior Debt Index is a quarterly index that tracks the fair market value of 500+ middle market, direct lending credit investments every quarter across approximately 100 fund clients.
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The Valuations & Opinions Group at Lincoln International publishes quarterly index that provides a unique measurement of changes in fair market value of private middle market companies.
- Provides a key benchmarking tool for private equity sponsors and institutional investors.
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