News & Analysis

Family offices sharpen focus on private debt

The asset class is attracting growing attention from family investors amid volatility and high interest rates. PDI examines which strategies are being employed.

Fund structuring: Searching for liquidity among the evergreens

Opening private markets to individual investors has brought concerns about liquidity to the fore.

Guardian, Janus Henderson close strategic partnership

New York-London partnership closes less than three months after initial agreement, in latest union between an asset manager and an insurer.

MSCI: Private credit returns outpace PE in Q1 2025

Senior direct lending’s return outpaced MSCI’s high-yield bond and IG corporate bond indexes in Q1.

Italian private debt on the rise

Private debt is increasing its importance as a source of financing in Italy. Vieri Betti Guaraldi of Houlihan Lokey explains why.

PPF’s Mistry on how to avoid knee-jerk reactions

Pension Protection Fund, a UK organisation that offers refuge for pension schemes transferred from insolvent parent companies, has got used to navigating its way through volatility. Sanjay Mistry, the firm’s head of alternative credit, outlines its adaptable approach.

Investor Intentions: SBCERS proposes pacing plan

Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System’s recommendations include considering allocations to underrepresented private debt sub-strategies.

CalPERS aims to diversify direct lending-heavy portfolio as it ramps credit allocation

Specialty lending and real estate debt were mentioned as areas an interest for the next round of commitments from the $500bn-plus system after adding $18bn this fiscal year