PDI Staff Writer

Four from our 2019 roster of the young and successful leaders in private debt share how they've been impacted by the pandemic, what it could mean for the asset class and what those outside the industry should know about it.

In the magazine: The sudden growth of dislocation funds; Investors shelve retail; Lenders provide a lifeline to SME; A year of transition for Asia's lending platforms; Plus much more.

In the magazine: Opportunity knocks for investors... even during a pandemic; Seven crucial covid questions for private debt; Q&As with Brown Brothers Harriman, Crestline Investors and Albacore Capital Group; Plus much more.

BC Partners and Mount Logan have brought the interval fund back into the spotlight. Plus: Oaktree launches a new sourcing and origination group and Ares is the latest with a Zeitgeist fund.

Jon Moulton warns on debt levels and makes the argument for a new industrial strategy. Plus: Bridgepoint takes over EQT credit arm, more examples of revenues ignoring coronavirus impact, and danger signals in CLOs and real estate.

Why ESG is more important than ever amid the covid-19 crisis. Plus: Ups and downs in the CLO market and evidence that distress is on the rise.

Syndications are a new source of dealflow (unless you're a distressed fund). Plus: British Business Investments gets behind venture debt and Oaktree heads back into the market.

Far from shifting the balance of power between borrower and investor, the covid-19 crisis might just perpetuate the status quo. Plus: KKR's role in the dislocation boom, and the funding gap for smaller businesses. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only. 

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In the magazine: How BDCs are being hit by a covid wrecking ball; Why lending in China may be safer than you think; Loan documents face their biggest test yet; Plus much more.