In the 34th episode of the ABF Journal Podcast, Todd Koretzky, a partner at Allen & Overy, took a look at why the leveraged finance world sees infrastructure as a valuable asset class and what that means for the private debt market.

Dwayne Hyzak of Main Street Capital stopped by for the 33rd episode of the ABF Journal Podcast to discuss how private equity and private debt are being allocated during the first half of 2021. He also shared some insights on the M&A landscape and contextualized what it all means for commercial lenders.

In the 32nd episode of the ABF Journal Podcast, Stephen Wrobel, managing director of Hilco Corporate Finance, discussed the evolution of debt and equity capital raising during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, outlining challenges and opportunities as well as providing a look at what’s to come in the next few months.

In the 31st episode of the ABF Journal Podcast, Jennifer Palmer and Entela Semini of Gerber Finance joined the program to discuss Gerber Finance’s new initiative for supporting women-owned businesses as well as the company’s own emphasis on providing career paths for women in asset-based lending.

In the 30th episode of the ABF Journal podcast. Harold Bordwin, principal and managing director of Keen-Summit Capital Partners, shared insights on how the shift to working from home (and the COVID-19 pandemic in general) has affected and will continue to affect the commercial real estate market, particularly as it pertains to lease concessions, adjustments, valuations and terminations.

In the 29th episode of the ABF Journal Podcast, we took a look at Dwight Funding’s recent personnel moves for its business development team in conversations with Jessica Bates, who recently became managing director and head of business development, and Duy Nguyen, who recently joined the company as a director of business development. Both Bates and Nguyen discussed their careers and their plans for their new roles.

In the 28th episode of the ABF Journal Podcast, Michael Sandnes, director at EisnerAmper, discussed the best strategies to help healthcare organizations entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy. He outlined how the COVID-19 pandemic has made this a larger and more complex problem while offering guidance on how to traverse the current environment.

In the 27th episode of the ABF Journal Podcast, Michael C. Eisenband, global co-leader of corporate finance and restructuring for FTI Consulting, discussed the many contrasts of 2020, including the disparity between Main Street and Wall Street. He also shared his thoughts on trends in employment and bankruptcy filings and urged stakeholders not to “write off this default cycle.”

In the 26th episode of the ABF Journal podcast, Doug Monticciolo, CEO of Brevet Capital, discussed the role private credit has played in COVID-19 testing and the potential role it could take in helping with vaccine distribution and recovery once the pandemic begins to subside.

In the 25th episode of the ABF Journal podcast, Andre Hakkak, CEO and co-founder of White Oak Global Advisors, stopped by to give his thoughts on the current private debt market. He gave an overview of 2020 and the first few weeks of 2021 and highlighted potential opportunities and risks across the direct lending spectrum for the rest of this year.