Andy Thomson
In the first episode of our Decade of Private Debt podcast miniseries, Arougheti looks back at a decade of strategic growth in private credit, emphasising the importance of enduring relationships and the misunderstood, yet resilient nature of the market.
Leverage may be overestimated as a hidden danger within private debt, but the asset class creates its own issues due to a lack of data.
The UK-based lower mid-market lender has brought in Richard Smart from NatWest as it prepares to raise its largest domestic fund to date.
There’s a big opportunity cost to vintage timing and diversification, according to a new paper – posing a challenge to traditional thinking on the subject.
Investors in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East have not shown a great deal of support for the private debt asset class up to now. Some think that may be changing.
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In growing quickly, private debt has assumed a greater degree of importance as a source of liquidity – accompanying that come fears over what happens if things go wrong.
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The firm's founder and managing director spoke with PDI about direct lending, private debt, and attracting clients who are initially seeking private equity.