AI

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionise the investment lifecycle, but there will be challenges along the way.

The provider of growth debt and equity capital will target mostly B2B software firms with $10m-$100m in revenue.

There is a general feeling that the industry sits on the edge of a major shift.

Ruth Yang, managing director and global head of private markets analytics and thought leadership at S&P Global Ratings, provides a forward-looking perspective on how transparency, technology and technicals will shape the capital markets of the future.

GPs from PDI’s Rising Stars 2024 list discuss the increasingly blurred lines between private and public credit markets and why asset-backed strategies might rival, rather than replace, direct lending.

Lenders and LPs alike are taking a closer look at the use of artificial intelligence in credit processes and assessing the risk and rewards associated with the technology.

Attendees of this year’s event predict that asset-backed finance, artificial intelligence, the mid-market and secondaries will continue to capture LPs’ imagination.

LPs featured in our Rising Stars 2024 list expect private credit’s fundamentals to maintain their significance over the coming months – though growth is expected in several key areas.

An increasingly varied dealmaking environment means lenders are working harder than ever to attract LP interest.