In this episode of The Private Debt Investor Podcast, Barings’ Dadong Yan and Matt Hansford explain why the flexibility afforded by the strategy is a boon to investors looking to balance diversification with long-term stability.
1 min read · 25 June 2026
In this podcast, Private Debt Investor’s editors discuss highlights from the 2026 Europe summit held in London at a time when appetite is growing for the asset class.
1 min read · 07 May 2026
The failures of First Brands and Tricolor has put due diligence under the spotlight. In The Private Debt Investor Podcast, Matthias Kirchgaessner of Plexus Research and Jiri Krol of the Alternative Credit Council debate whether private debt has problems to confront.
1 min read · 01 December 2025
Asset-based finance’s cashflow-based nature and exposure to different areas of the PE market are acting as buffers against macroeconomic uncertainty, says Rithm Capital’s Michael Nierenberg in this PDI podcast.
1 min read · 29 October 2025
In this podcast, Nuveen mid-market direct lending and investment-grade infrastructure credit leaders discuss why lenders who have built strong relationships with investors through market cycles are well-placed to benefit from market uncertainty.
1 min read · 22 October 2025
In a fragmented European landscape, success in distressed lending requires more than seizing short-term dislocation. It demands a long-term, locally informed strategy, says the firm’s CEO, Zach Lewy.
1 min read · 15 September 2025
Blackstone’s Phillip Sherill joins to discuss the company’s approach to insurance, what insurance investors are looking for and their activities outside the US
1 min read · 04 August 2025
In this podcast, managing directors and co-heads of North America for Oaktree’s Global Opportunities strategy Brook Hinchman and Jared Parker discuss what’s top of mind as they deploy capital from the latest vintage of their opportunistic debt strategy.
1 min read · 21 May 2025
In this podcast, two early pioneers in credit secondaries discuss what’s fueling manager interest in the space and share their views on where the market is headed next.
2 min read · 01 May 2025
Fundraising in private debt has struggled in recent years, a counter-intuitive development given the high hopes widely expressed for the asset class’s future. In The Private Debt Investor Podcast, Jess Larsen of Briarcliffe Credit Partners says a corner is being turned in 2025.
1 min read · 24 April 2025
