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Private markets are typically viewed as a below investment-grade ‘alternative asset’, but we believe the investment-grade component of private debt provides interesting advantages, say MetLife Investment Management’s Nigel Murdoch, Jennifer Potenta and John Tanyeri.

Investors are increasingly prioritising diversity, equity and inclusion in their manager selection process, says head of Nuveen’s global client relationships Alex Prout.

At companies around the world, conversations are happening that would once have been considered taboo. That is paving the way for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world, says Nuveen CEO Jose Minaya.

The way to embrace diversity is to listen more than you talk, says global CIO and head of investments for Nuveen Real Estate, Carly Tripp.

Lenders may not be making board appointments, but they still wield power when it comes to influencing DE&I in their portfolios, says Alona Gornick, managing director at Churchill Asset Management.

Investors are keen for new options in non-correlated, niche strategies, says Tavneet Bakshi, head of EMEA at FIRSTavenue.

High-growth assets and minority positions call for creative structuring as bilateral deals take on multi-tier capital structures. Luke McDougall and Diala Minott, both partners at Paul Hastings, explain more.

Alfonso Erhardt, founding partner of Oquendo Capital, discusses the growing momentum in the Spanish corporate private debt market and the opportunities for direct lenders.

Navigating the pandemic has highlighted the value of strong relationships and the importance of experience when it comes to underwriting and portfolio management, say Twin Brook Capital Partners’ Drew Guyette, Tim Schifer and Tony Maggiore, who joined Private Debt Investor to discuss some of their takeaways from the past 18 months and expectations for the future.

Credit has been behind other asset classes on ESG, and the US market has lagged behind Europe and Asia, but now is the time to engage in the conversation, say Keith Miller, global head of private debt, and Karlien de Bruin, global head of ESG, at Sanne.