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Investor appetite and borrower demand for specialty finance is growing. But this is a niche market that requires a specialist approach, says Northleaf managing director Michael Morris.

A high-velocity vaccine rollout, $1.9trn stimulus package and a year of pent-up consumerism mean the future is bright for US mid-market direct lending, says Churchill Asset Management’s Randy Schwimmer.

Barings’ heads of North American and European private finance Ian Fowler and Adam Wheeler discuss the trends – as well as the key differences – shaping their respective markets.

While covid-19 has proved challenging, this year offers many opportunities despite the chaos, says Laurent Bouvier, managing partner at Kartesia.

Although many managers have faced considerable challenges, the UK’s private debt industry weathered the challenges of the pandemic and came of age in 2020, argues Spencer Wells, regional director, Alter Domus.

Twin Brook Capital Partners founder and managing partner Trevor Clark discusses working through the unprecedented events of last year and the state of the market moving into 2021.

Private Debt Investor talks to Jeffrey Griffiths and Richard von Gusovius, co-heads of global private credit at Campbell Lutyens.

Deals are getting done, asset prices are escalating and the market is heating up. So why does something not feel right about this recovery? Monroe Capital’s Tom Aronson, Michael Egan and Zia Uddin explain why now is not the time to let the guard down.

Tikehau Capital’s Cécile Lévi and Joss Trout explain why they believe European direct lending thrived in 2020 despite covid-19.

The pandemic has accelerated many themes already evident in private credit, with growing allocations to the asset class and more capital gravitating to the largest managers, say Jeffrey Griffiths and Richard von Gusovius, co-heads of global private credit at Campbell Lutyens.