The market offers unprecedented opportunities for disciplined lenders, says Park Square’s Robin Doumar.
Financing trends are moving in favour of private debt, say Mat Linett and Randy Schwimmer, co-heads of senior lending at Churchill Asset Management.
The popularity of the direct lending market is likely to be structural and long-lasting, say Bill Sacher, James Charalambides and Leland Richards from Adams Street Partners.
In an environment of high interest rates and limited capital, one strategy is poised to outperform, according to Aaron Peck and Kyle Asher, managing directors and co-heads of Monroe Capital’s Opportunistic Private Credit Group
The time for lender protections is before the economic downturn, say MGG Investment Group’s Daniel Leger and Gregory Racz.
A high-touch approach to working with borrowers and private equity sponsors plays a key role in portfolio management, says Kim Trick, co-chief credit officer and head of underwriting at Twin Brook Capital Partners.
A robust macro backdrop and strong Nordic PE community combined with expert pricing capabilities and leading ESG scoring means a lower mid-market premium, says Sandro Näf, co-founder and CEO of Capital Four.
Richard Roberts, head of origination and M&A at Arrow Global, reflects on some of the keys to investing successfully in stressed and distressed situations throughout the region
We see a historic opportunity to achieve double-digit unlevered returns on senior secured debt through rigorous underwriting and mindful credit selection, says Blair Faulstich, senior portfolio manager at Benefit Street Partners.
Fears over a recession mean that banks are increasingly looking to shift their performing and non-performing loans off their books. They need a strong counterparty to do so, says Paul Burdell, co-founder and chief executive at LCM Partners