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As the US venture debt market expands, the bulk of opportunities rely on the VC market and have stood the test of time, says Hercules Capital’s Scott Bluestein.

The mid-market continues to attract private debt investors as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. Could this provide more juice to the economy and fuel a red-hot deal market, or are we nearing the end of the credit cycle?

Sponsorless deals are playing second fiddle to a highly competitive sponsored market, but Kartesia’s Jaime Prieto insists there are great opportunities for those prepared to roll up their sleeves

As private credit continues to see substantial growth in AUM and capital continues to concentrate around the largest GPs, Jess Larsen says others must adjust for a tougher environment.

Antares’ Compass surveys give a detailed snapshot of the private debt market. The firm’s chief executive, David Brackett, discusses the conditions facing investors today.

As investors become more comfortable with private debt and begin to see it as an integral part of their portfolios, they are increasingly looking for ways to diversify their allocations. Sachin Patel of Funding Circle suggests how this can be done.

Kennedy Lewis Investment Management is looking to cut across various lanes of rules-based capital markets, say its founders David Kennedy Chene and Darren Lewis Richman.

Heading off issues before they appear is one of the keys to engaging with the SME market and you can only do that if you have scars born of experience, insists Alex Schmid of ESO Capital.

Some legal work for private debt fund managers is of a routine nature that can be both inefficient and costly when managed by the funds themselves or outsourced to traditional law firms. This has created a gap in the market for specialists to take advantage, explains Brian Korchin, managing director and VP of sales at InCloudCounsel.

David Forbes-Nixon, co-founder, chairman and chief executive at Alcentra, and Eric Larsson, co-portfolio manager of the special situations team, discuss energy, retail and other opportunities amid economic strain.