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As GPs and LPs wake up to the benefits of subscription lines and other fund finance solutions, there is a need for more transparency, say Ryan Crowell, product manager for private debt, and Yuriy Shterk, chief product officer, at Allvue Systems.

With virtual fundraising, LIBOR transition and rapidly growing data demands from investors, managers are investing to up their game on digital solutions, says Keith Miller, global head of private debt at Sanne Group.

Investment in new tech solutions is required to prepare for future growth, as reporting and monitoring demands multiply, says Greg Myers, global segment head of debt capital markets at Alter Domus.

As the adoption of data analytics grows, what must firms do to ensure robust processes are in place? IHS Markit’s Jocelyn Lewis and Elina Gokh share some insights.

The middle-market’s roughly 100bps premium over broadly syndicated loans is widely seen as a risk premium, but that’s not the case, says Antares Capital COO Timothy Lyne.

Twin Brook Capital Partners founder and managing partner Trevor Clark discusses key takeaways from working through the pandemic and the state of the market moving forward.

Jens Ernberg and Thomas Hall, co-heads of private credit at Capital Dynamics, discuss opportunities in the often overlooked sector.

After a slowdown following the eruption of the pandemic in early 2020, direct lenders can look forward to a busy year ahead, say Rich Christensen and Grant Haggard, senior partners at Twin Brook Capital Partners.

For all the upheaval caused by the pandemic, some things in the US lower mid-market just stay the same, say Daniel Leger and Gregory Racz of MGG Investment Group.

Private credit has fared well during this crisis, but the real test may come at the back end, say Barings’ head of private assets Eric Lloyd and CFO of Barings BDC Jon Bock.