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The Nordic region provides a huge market for private debt investors, says Capital Four CEO Sandro Näf.

Portfolio compositions are evolving in Europe to give greater weight to real asset-backed credit. Accessing that opportunity requires on-the-ground expertise, say Arrow Global’s Zach Lewy and John Calvao.

There are many reasons to favour the smaller cap deals in times of economic uncertainty, argue Klaus Petersen and David Wilmot, founding partners, and Louis-Matthieu Heck, partner, at Apera Asset Management.

Dislocation is creating opportunities for lenders and driving changes to fund structures, say Luke McDougall, co-chair of the global finance practice, and Diala Minott, private funds partner, at Paul Hastings.

Direct lenders in Europe have gained ground in the absence of syndicated lenders, and are unlikely to look back, says Adam Wheeler, co-head of global private finance at Barings.

With energy security top of mind across Europe, Scott Lawrence and Claudio Vescovo of Glennmont Partners – a Nuveen company – discuss how they are supporting the energy transition in the region.

Infrastructure debt managers are well positioned to navigate macro challenges, argues Augustin Segard, head of junior infrastructure debt at Schroders Capital.

A volatile macroeconomic environment presents both risks and opportunities for private debt – but five influential figures in the US private debt industry tell us that the asset class remains on a growth trajectory.

An over-reliance on upper mid-market deals may leave some platforms exposed as liquidity dries up, warns Barings’ Ian Fowler.

Volatile markets create opportunities for direct lenders that are appropriately funded and flexible, says Brent Humphries, president of AB Private Credit Investors.