Mid-Market

Direct lenders don’t seem rattled by a more challenging backdrop.

The market offers unprecedented opportunities for disciplined lenders, says Park Square’s Robin Doumar.

The risk-adjusted returns in Australia’s emerging private debt sector consistently beat comparable investments in the more sophisticated markets of Europe and the US, says Christian Brehm, CEO of FC Capital.

Direct lending is continuing to gain importance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Financing trends are moving in favour of private debt, say Mat Linett and Randy Schwimmer, co-heads of senior lending at Churchill Asset Management.

The popularity of the direct lending market is likely to be structural and long-lasting, say Bill Sacher, James Charalambides and Leland Richards from Adams Street Partners.

Global deal values hit a 20-year low in January, but the picture is mixed.

The time for lender protections is before the economic downturn, say MGG Investment Group’s Daniel Leger and Gregory Racz.

Fund managers able to play across the capital structure are best placed.

Interest rate rises to tame inflationary pressures have ‘wrought havoc’ on private debt portfolios, so how are lenders reacting?