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The latest trends around asset-backed strategies

Asset-backed strategies have been sparking growing excitement in recent years as investors realise the huge opportunities in an addressable market many times as large as direct lending. We look at how the asset class is winning over investors but also consider how to avoid getting carried away with all the hype.

The ABF pivot winning over US limited partners

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Managers will expand their capabilities within asset-backed finance in 2026, but focus on partnerships with originators.
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How to resist the hype surrounding asset-backed finance

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With so much focus on the ABF opportunity, investors must be wary of getting carried away.
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Is asset-based lending Europe’s next big trend?

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Europe is a less mature market than the US, but ABL opportunities are growing fast and offering a neat complement to corporate lending.
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How ABF grew out of a crisis

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Asset-based finance is the phrase on everyone’s lips, as we trace its origins and map its future growth.
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Gordon Brothers: How flexibility is driving demand

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Asset-based lending has certain compelling features when measured against cashflow lending, say Gordon Brothers’ global head of credit Mark Bohntinsky; managing director, capital, Samantha Findley; and chief transaction officer Kyle Shonak.

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Attendees and panelists at the New York Forum saw increased opportunity for the strategy.
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Differentiating ABF strategies in a rapidly growing asset class

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In this podcast episode, Castlelake’s Isaiah Toback explains the variety of ABF strategies in the market today and why robust infrastructure, rigorous underwriting and disciplined risk management are essential to navigating exposure through credit cycles.
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Why hybrid lending is gaining ground in the mid-market

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Värde Partners secures $850m for Asia credit strategy

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The firm’s third vintage in its Asia credit strategy is thought to be targeting $1bn.

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