Graeme Kerr
Whether it’s the average fund size, the size of the overall market or the scale (and ambitions) of the fund managers, the industry has expanded at a pace that has surprised many in the finance industry.
As private debt investors target technology, direct lenders with experience and expertise will stand out in the crowd against a less certain backdrop, say Zia Uddin, Stewart Hanlon and Mark Solovy of Monroe Capital.
The pandemic has shone a spotlight on the importance of the healthcare sector. Some of the letter choices were more obvious than others: no surprise for guessing that C stands for covid.
The sector had a stellar end to 2021, but macro concerns are beginning to weigh on dealflow.
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Inflation and high valuations are among the factors making investors a little more uncomfortable than normal about private credit’s prospects.
Climate change and LP data demands are among five key focuses in the sector.
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The world’s most mature private debt market is to be found in the US. It is also currently a hive of activity as it shakes off the effects of the health crisis.
The sector has emerged from last year’s covid-related uncertainty stronger than ever with fundraising on the up and ESG increasingly important.