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Ainun Ayub of Brown Brothers Harriman believes the asset class is poised to step up and provide support to a large number of small and medium-sized businesses.

As companies emerge from lockdown, there is much demand for financing solutions. With the current state of capital markets, private debt will be the answer, says David Allen, AlbaCore Capital Group’s founder and chief investment officer.

Although some portfolios may be under stress, there are more opportunities than threats for many private credit managers thanks to their ability to lend across the capital structure, says Keith Williams of Crestline Investors.

Market conditions are different, but that does not mean things have ground to a halt. Robert O’Sullivan, Daniel Lee and Tom Goila of Comvest Credit Partners discuss how to navigate the new environment.

Integrating environmental, social and governance processes into every aspect of your business is vital to get into the spirit of ethical investing, according to Kartesia’s head of portfolio and ESG, Coralie De Maesschalck.

Focus on manager experience increasingly extends beyond originations and new deal underwriting, says Twin Brook’s Drew Guyette

Stephanie Hopkins, SANNE’s head of private debt and capital markets and country head for Jersey, describes how covid-19 has impacted service providers, their fund managers and investor clients.

There’s no doubting the challenge posed by covid-19, but the pandemic is demonstrating the resilience of the asset class, says Doug Hart, CEO of Alter Domus.

In the direct lending space, portfolio management has come under increased focus, explain Twin Brook’s Drew Guyette, Therese Icuss and Kim Trick.

Conditions have rarely looked so favourable for special situations funds, which can now drive solutions to Europe’s liquidity challenges, argues Jaime Prieto, founding partner of Kartesia.