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.
Well-established lenders can prosper as private debt’s performance impresses investors, say Antares Capital’s David Brackett and Vivek Mathew.
Versatility and forward-thinking were the order of the day for debt funds last year, say David Allen, managing partner and chief investment officer, and Bill Ammons, founding partner and portfolio manager, at AlbaCore Capital Group.
The asset class came through 2020 in good health, but investors will ask questions as they look to differentiate, says Tavneet Bakshi, partner and head of EMEA at FIRSTavenue.
David Golub, president of Golub Capital, says he is very proud of the way his firm has risen to the challenge of covid-19.
Private debt managers need to integrate ESG principles into every stage of their decision-making process, say Antares Capital’s Shannon Fritz and Vivek Mathew.
The asset class has historically lagged others but is catching up fast, says Allison Spector, director of sustainability at Nuveen.
As sustainability moves up the agenda, private debt funds can help build a collective approach to ESG issues from institutional investor level through to portfolio practices, says Sonia Rocher, managing director in BlackRock’s European private credit group.