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Exploring The Middle Market: Considerations & The Latest Developments in Specialty Finance and Direct Lending
06 Jun 2024
P1-112
Private Credit Summit
- Bank retrenchment and the increase in direct and non-bank lenders, including increased competition and it’s impacts on market dynamics and borrowers. Proliferation and protections in ‘lender-on-lender’ violence.
- Financing structures in direct lending and the rise of alternative financing solutions e.g. first and second lien, mezz financing. Adapting and evolving to meet middle-market and SME borrower needs.
- Technological developments in direct lending. Emergence of tech-enabled lending platforms; scaling and streamlining through data analytics and automations.
- Middle Market CLOs in the U.S. and UK/Europe. Considerations in liquidity provision, structures and ratings, opportunity for portfolio diversification, and investor appetite.
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