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Andy Thomson

Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
Onerous regulations since the global financial crisis have strangled the securitisation market and need attention, according to Jiri Krol of the Alternative Credit Council. In the latest Private Debt Investor Podcast, he also discusses key findings from the ACC's Financing the Economy report.
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There are reasons to believe the sponsor-backed private debt deal market may be set for better times ahead, though some headwinds persist.
As 2025 is ushered in, investors are reasonably confident about private debt’s prospects – but concerned that some problems have been masked.
New GPs face a tough task to attract investor interest, but there are ways in which they can maximise their prospects.
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Accumulating new capital has been challenging over the last couple of years, but LPs now have the inclination and ability to make greater commitments.
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Make sure you get your nominations to us over the next four days to participate in the 2024 version of the Private Debt Investor annual awards.
Sustainable factory
Fundraising by private debt firms for impact strategies appears to be picking up, even as ESG integration into mainstream strategies may be declining.
Building a team, human resources and management
With private debt tipped to almost triple in size in the space of eight years, firms face a challenge on the recruitment front.
With borrowers having been put under pressure by rising rates, managers face some tough decisions on whether to sell or stay the course.
A revived syndicated market and glut of refinancings appear to be challenging notions of problem loans engulfing the market in the years ahead.
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