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Private credit has come a long way in a short space of time. But how are increasing fund sizes, more flexible terms and the prospect of a more difficult economic environment shaping the way managers are approaching the market?

With abundant liquidity, deal terms have been loosening in both the US and Europe. Stephen Boyko and Faisal Ramzan look at the sectors and geographies holding promise for lenders amid this atmosphere.

Richard Zall and Gary Creem, partners with Proskauer, explain why healthcare has become one of the major areas of focus for private debt investors.

Technology businesses are increasingly offering attractive opportunities to private debt investors with the right experience and specialist knowledge. We speak to Jim Miller, a partner with global alternative asset manager Ares Management.

Technology, software and communications continue to provide attractive investment opportunities, with private equity sponsors enjoying the high growth and defensibility of the sectors.

Healthcare M&A was robust in 2018 and is expected to continue this year, say two Antares Capital dealmakers.

Jaime Prieto, managing partner at European lower mid-market private debt manager Kartesia, talks about the opportunities presented by Brexit, Emmanuel Macron and the non-sponsored market.

Francesco Battazzi is the head of diversified debt funds investments at the European Investment Fund, an EU institution focusing on SME finance. He offers his view on the future of private debt in the continent.

Stephen McKenna, co-head, private debt and capital markets at SANNE, digests some of the biggest developments in 2018 for a maturing private debt industry and what they might mean for the fund services sector in 2019.