Howard Sharp, Chairman and Co-Head of Direct Lending at Alcentra, joins our hosts on the latest episode of Private Markets 360° to share his insights on the evolving private credit landscape. With over 35 years of experience in the credit markets, Howard discusses the significance of relationships in the industry and what the future holds for private markets.

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Credits: 

• Host/Author: Chris Sparenberg, Jocelyn Lewis
• Guests: Howard Sharp, Alcentra
• Producer: Georgina Lee

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Liz Campbell, Chief Investment Officer of Portfolio Advisors, joins our hosts to discuss strategies for success in middle market investing. She emphasizes the importance of fundraising discipline and the evolving landscape of real estate investments, highlighting niche areas that are gaining traction.

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Credits:

• Host/Author: Chris Sparenberg, Jocelyn Lewis
• Guests: Liz Campbell, Portfolio Advisors
• Producer: Georgina Lee

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Brad Bernstein, Managing Partner at FTV Capital, joins our hosts to discuss the importance of growth equity at a time when many companies are choosing to stay private for longer. He also speaks about FTV Capital’s recent successful fundraising rounds, expansion into Europe and his own professional journey.

Joel Holsinger, Partner, Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Alternative Credit at Ares Management, joins our hosts to share insights into the dynamic field of alternative credit, where he has been investing for over 27 years. In addition to his professional journey, he also discusses his commitment to charitable contributions within the global health and education sector.

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Credits:

• Host/Author: Chris Sparenberg, Jocelyn Lewis
• Guests: Joel Holsinger, Ares Management
• Producer: Georgina Lee

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Brett Hillard, Chief Investment Officer at GLASfunds, joins our hosts to explore the impact of democratizing private markets via the registered investment advisor (RIA) universe in the latest episode of our Private Markets 360° podcast. Brett provides insights into how RIAs can leverage alternative investments to enhance their offerings and cater to the evolving needs of their clients.

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• New White Paper: Overcoming Fractured Data Chains and Achieving Operational Brilliance in Private Markets
• Calling all private equity, venture capital and limited partner professionals to participate in our 2025 Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook survey! Share your thoughts on private markets sentiment and trends you anticipate over the next 12 months across deal activity, investment strategies, fundraising conditions, technology adoption and more. Results will be available via our outlook report published in Q1 of 2025. Take the survey now:  Annual Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook Survey

Credits:

• Host/Author: Chris Sparenberg, Jocelyn Lewis
• Guests: Brett Hillard, GLASfunds
• Producer: Georgina Lee

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Neil Odom-Haslett, Head of Private Credit and Commercial Real Estate Lending at abrdn, joins our hosts to explore the realm of investment grade private credit, including both corporate credit and commercial real estate debt. Neil also discusses his professional journey and how ESG factors into abrdn’s investment thesis.

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• Calling all private equity, venture capital and limited partner professionals to participate in our 2025 Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook survey! Share your thoughts on private markets sentiment and trends you anticipate over the next 12 months across deal activity, investment strategies, fundraising conditions, technology adoption and more. Results will be available via our outlook report published in Q1 of 2025. Take the survey now: Annual Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook Survey

Credits:

Host/Author: Chris Sparenberg, Jocelyn Lewis

• Guests: Neil Odom-Haslett, abrdn
• Producer: Georgina Lee

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Christophe Rust, Co-head of European Credit Opportunities at Ninety One, joins our hosts to discuss his perspective on the development of the credit market and growth of private credit in Europe. In this episode, we explore Christophe’s journey throughout the world of finance, the challenges and opportunities he sees in today’s market, as well as his vision for the future of European credit.

Private credit will be a major topic at our Interact conference in New York on October 15th and 16th. We hope you can join us to hear more about the latest trends in private markets. Click here to learn more and register.

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Credits:

• Host/Author: Chris Sparenberg, Jocelyn Lewis
• Guests: Christophe Rust, Ninety One
• Producer: Nicholas Hamilton, Georgina Lee

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Anthony Maniscalco, Managing Partner and Head of Strategic Capital Group at Investcorp, joins our hosts to discuss the dynamic realm of GP stakes. In this episode, we explore Anthony’s professional journey into GP stakes investments, how Investcorp operates in this area, and advice for newer entrants into private markets. 

Don’t miss our Interact conference in New York on October 15-16! The first day will be dedicated to developments in private markets, with speakers from KKR, Cambridge Associates and others.  Register now. 

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Credits:

• Host/Author: Chris Sparenberg, Jocelyn Lewis
• Guests: Anthony Maniscalco, Ninety One
• Producer: Nicholas Hamilton, Georgina Lee

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Jeff Collins, Managing Partner at Cloverlay, joins our hosts to discuss the concept of adjacent private markets and the unique investment strategy at Cloverlay. Jeff shares insights into how the firm sources its investments, what data is analyzed when looking at new opportunities, and how to achieve private equity returns.

Robert Stark, CEO of Nomura Capital Management, joins our hosts to talk about how banks are generating revenue from their private credit relationships and share insights into the growing private debt business within Nomura.