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Attractive and uncorrelated returns make speciality finance an increasingly compelling part of the evolving private credit market, says Ivan Zinn, founding partner and chief investment officer at Atalaya Capital Management.

Firms need to be intentional about creating a gender diverse workplace, ensuring women have meaningful seats at the table and making representation a priority, say Antares Capital’s Tracy Raben, Beth Troyer and Devasena Vallabhaneni

Not that long ago, ESG was little more than a box-ticking exercise. Things have progressed a very long way since, maintains Benjamin Davis of Octopus Real Estate.

The LP appetite for private credit shows no signs of abating, with the asset class entering 2022 in good shape to deal with challenges ahead, say Alter Domus’s Laurent Fudvoye and Greg Myers.

Fragmented European lending markets present opportunities for debt funds looking at non-performing loans and distressed debt, but local focus is a must, say Arrow Global’s Zach Lewy and Davide Stecchi.

Firms need to be intentional about creating a gender diverse workplace, ensuring women have meaningful seats at the table and making representation a priority, say Antares Capital’s Tracy Raben, Beth Troyer and Devasena Vallabhaneni.

As the CLO market emerges from the covid-19 crisis in Europe, it is clear the asset class is positioned well to withstand volatility and respond to challenges, says Sharif Anbar-Colas, head of structured credit at Kartesia.

Antares’ Matt Fleming on why growth in tech-focused debt capacity is accelerating and how software financing structures could fare if growth slows.

Twin Brook’s Drew Guyette says that although the characteristics of the covid-era recession and recovery have proved unique, the core principles of underwriting remain intact.

Credit funds are making significant leaps forward in how they tackle ESG risks in the portfolio and at firm level, but there is much more to do, say Bridgepoint Credit’s Hamish Grant and Cathy Wang.