Host CJ Doherty sits down with Fran Beyers, Head of Capital Markets at Cliffwater, to discuss current conditions in the direct lending market as we approach the end of 2022 and a look ahead to 2023. How will the market play out given the uncertain economic backdrop?

Blackstone Credit’s Carlos Whitaker shares his outlook for the private credit market. How are portfolio companies positioned amid the rising rate environment? With 2023 right around the corner, what is he focused on as we head into the new year?

A look at the European leveraged and investment grade loan markets. Is leveraged lending shut down in Europe? What opportunities have arisen for the private debt space as a consequence of this disruption? And is there a silver lining in the investment grade market?

Join us in-person for our 28th Annual Refinitiv LPC Middle Market, Direct Lending and Large Corporate Loans Conference – on November 2, 2022 in New York City!

Looking at the relevance of sustainable finance amid broader market uncertainty. 

Discussing the evolution in private credit and the rapid growth of direct lending in recent years. How did we get here, and where are we headed?

Taking a look at current market dynamics in the leveraged lending space amidst volatility, inflation, and how loans are performing versus other asset classes. 

Join CJ Doherty, Director of Market Analysis at Refinitiv LPC and Ioana Barza, Head of Market Analysis at Refinitiv LPC for a discussion of current trends in private credit, honing in on opportunities and challenges facing BDCs.

The Lending Lowdown provides credit market insights and views from the lending trenches. It recaps syndicated loan and private debt market events and thought leadership on trends and the latest deal activity.

Speakers: Ioana Barza and Colm Doherty