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Jaime Prieto, founding partner of European mid-market debt provider Kartesia, explains how the market has evolved in recent years and why sponsorless deals could yet be a major source of future growth.

Andrea Tunick and Dan Green, directors at US mid-market structured finance provider NXT Capital, explain the need for proper due diligence in the late stages of the credit cycle.

Randy Schwimmer, a senior managing director with Churchill Asset Management, gives his perspective on downside protection in the evolving mid-market deal space.

What qualifies as the ‘mid-market’ can be vastly different based on who you ask. Tim Healy, a managing director at Twin Brook, offers his definition.

The depositary’s role is changing as firms and service providers adapt to shifting regulation and to the need to stay ahead of technological developments, says RBC’s Priya Nair

Hidden behind the fiercely competitive sponsored market, Spain is beginning to wake up to the opportunity offered by sponsorless deals. Ignacio Díez of Trea Direct Lending assesses progress to date and future potential.

The changes in the structure of the banking industry have been a catalyst for the development of alternative lenders in the real estate market. PDI discusses how the changing competitive environment is shaping Iberian real estate debt with part of the management team at AQ Partners: Daniel Herrero, Cristina García-Peri and Jaime Martínez .

Fund structuring is becoming ever more complex, driven by more stringent LP requirements, tighter regulation and fast growth among private debt firms says RBC’s Dirk Holz

With a potential size of €1.1trn, investors have good reason to examine sale and leaseback deals for strong risk-adjusted returns. By Max Mitchell and Chris Nichols of ICG.

As more alternative asset managers embrace real estate, business has boomed for third-party fund administrators, senior North American Alter Domus executives say