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LGT Capital Partners: How to make a lasting impact

What measures do direct lenders need to take to make a real difference to their portfolio companies? Jonathan Smith from LGT Capital Partners, head of the firm’s ESG and impact investing efforts in its private debt unit, outlines the priorities.

LBP Asset Management on the power of private investors to drive change

In Europe, ESG remains a key consideration for investors, while elsewhere the conversation has become more muted. Peter Arnold, head of European private markets at LBP Asset Management, examines the landscape.

BNP Paribas on driving digital success – how fund administrators accelerate adoption

How can private markets firms deploy the latest technology to optimise their operations? Guillaume Doinet, global product strategy and innovation lead, Securities Services, BNP Paribas, provides insights.

Nuveen: Demand for power fuels the infra debt opportunity

The growing market for energy and power solutions is creating opportunities for lenders that can bridge the funding gap, says Don Dimitrievich, senior managing director and portfolio manager in the Energy Infrastructure Credit group at Nuveen.

Arrow Global: How to build a vertically integrated pan-European investment model

The role of local scale, vertical integration and platform control in sourcing and managing mid-market opportunities, by Enrico Sanna, CEO of Platforms at Arrow Global.

AlbaCore Capital Group: Carefully navigated volatility presents opportunities

The uncertain macro backdrop makes European mid-market direct lending an attractive place to invest right now, say AlbaCore Capital Group’s Bill Ammons and Luke Gillam.

Shorevest Partners on the case for China

The Chinese debt market may have been around for two decades, but there are still many misconceptions around private credit in the world’s second-largest economy, says Benjamin Fanger of ShoreVest Partners.

Metropolitan Partners Group: Measuring the value of private debt against its cost

Lenders that focus on asset risk rather than credit risk are liberated from the cycle of refinancings, write Paul Lisiak, CIO, and Daniel Leger, senior managing director, at Metropolitan Partners Group.

Morgan Stanley: How direct lending is navigating volatility

An uptick in M&A may not yet have materialised, but the direct lending market remains well positioned for growth, says Michael Occi, a managing director in Morgan Stanley’s private credit team.

NXT Capital: Standing out in the lower mid-market

Maintaining a consistent approach to terms and deployment is something LPs value in the mid-market lending space, say Ted Denniston and Joe Lazewski, co-heads of NXT Capital.