Barings: Driving opportunities through bespoke capital solutions

Capital solutions strategies continue to gain attention, driven by borrowers’ need for flexible financing options and investors’ desire for uncorrelated income streams and unique origination channels, says Michael Searles at Barings.

This article is sponsored by Barings

Can you start by defining capital solutions, and how the opportunity set differs from distressed debt?

Michael Searles

We think of capital solutions as flexible, often credit-focused strategies that offer investors access to unique dealflow and give sponsors and borrowers access to customised or bespoke financing solutions.