Podcast

Navigating the Asian private credit opportunity

Bain Capital’s Andrew Schantz explores structural and macro dynamics across the region that are driving the asset class’s growth potential.

One LP’s concerns over systemic risk

In the latest Private Debt Investor Podcast, Raymond Wright of London CIV tells of his wariness around loans passing from regulated bank balance sheets to an unregulated market. But he has high hopes for the asset class in areas such as asset-based finance and secondaries.

NAV finance steps into the mainstream

Over the last decade, net asset value finance has grown into a $100bn mainstream market, which is forecast to grow to some $700bn by 2030. In this podcast, 17Capital’s Dane Graham discusses why he thinks this is only the beginning of its growth trajectory.

The sustainable boom in private credit

As syndicated markets open back up, David Mechlin and Kevin Lawi of the Credit Investments Group in UBS Asset Management (formerly known as Credit Suisse Asset Management) believe that private credit will continue to play a major role for years to come.

Delivering flexible capital during difficult times

Amid challenging market conditions, private credit is an efficient way to deliver capital to firms, say Blackstone’s Michael Zawadzki and Brad Marshall in this episode of the Private Debt Investor Podcast.

Why private debt fundraising saw a seven-year low

In the latest episode of the Private Debt Investor Podcast, Darius Craton of Raymond James explains why 2023 was such a difficult capital-raising environment, but why 2024 looks more promising.

AIFMD II: Why it threatens funds’ strategic freedom

In the latest episode of the Private Debt Investor Podcast, the Alternative Credit Council’s Jiří Król examines the implications of European regulators’ definition of loan origination funds.

LP Perspectives 2024: A ‘brightening of the mood’

In the latest episode of the Private Debt Investor Podcast, Decalia’s Reji Vettasseri examines some of the key findings from our annual study of investor attitudes toward the asset class.

Apollo’s Akila Grewal on the firm’s strategic evolution

In the final episode of our Decade of Private Debt podcast miniseries, the partner in client and product solutions at Apollo discusses the progression of her firm’s private debt business, as well as her personal growth within the industry.

ELFA’s Sabrina Fox on the tussles that have shaped deal agreements

In the fifth episode of our Decade of Private Debt miniseries, the European Leveraged Finance Association CEO reflects on the highs and lows of borrower/lender deal negotiations in the industry.