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Five key trends in speciality finance: Royalties

Royalty strategies exploit borrower demand.

Casting the net wider post-covid

Sector focus is changing as lenders reassess the mid-market.

Growth opportunities: Lower mid-market lending

LPs are attracted by the strong performance of established players.

Growth opportunities: Asset-based lending

Lenders are keen to diversify away from cashflow-based lending into more esoteric areas.

Growth opportunities: Impact lending

Impact funds are winning favour in Europe among LPs looking for differentiated strategies.

Growth opportunities: NAV lending

NAV loans are an increasingly popular tool for accessing liquidity.

Growth opportunities: Asian direct lending

Demand for private credit is growing in Asia and offers attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Growth opportunities: Credit secondaries

Investors in search of liquidity are driving the secondaries market.

Leveraging relationships in a competitive mid-market

Standing out from the crowd requires a solid understanding of what sponsors are looking for.

The UK mid-market proves its worth

With banks continuing to shun UK SMEs, a lucrative environment has emerged for lenders willing to focus on this part of the market.