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Andy Thomson

Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
This weekโ€™s publication of our latest fund performance data was a reminder that strong returns can be made in troubled times.
In this quarter's private debt fund performance report, we examine key metrics around strategy and geography.
Attendees discuss changing โ€“ but not unfavourable โ€“ attitudes to sustainability strategies.
The regionโ€™s huge promise for investment has faltered in recent years, but 2026 brings hope as secondaries speeds ahead and overall fundraising is on the up.
Two businessmen using a magnifying glass to observe market trends.
Investors have concerns over the region โ€“ but that doesnโ€™t mean capital will be redirected elsewhere any time soon.
Man looking through telescope chart
According to some, the future is at stake (and perhaps be worried if your firm name begins with โ€˜Bโ€™), but there is little in the way of evidence that private credit faces a crisis that spans the entire asset class.
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While the vibe at the PDI Europe Summit was largely positive, there are concerns over the asset class, though theyโ€™re not the ones currently getting most attention.
The Sydney-based superannuation fund is continuing to diversify both geographically and strategically, attendees at our Europe Summit heard.
Attendees at our Europe Summit 2026 heard counter arguments to the popular narrative that private credit is in a state of decline.
A illustration of Wealth Club CEO and Founder Alex Davies
PDI spoke with the organisation's founder and CEO Alex Davies about offering individual investors access to 'opportunities that are just not available on the listed markets'.
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