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.

Greg Turk, CIO of NG4 Capital, joins the podcast to discuss asset allocation and ways to navigate market volatility, drawing on his experience of 20 years with the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois as well as his new role with a family office.

Ron Kahn, Managing Director at Lincoln International, joins our hosts to delve into the genesis of the Lincoln Private Markets Index and Quarterly Report, and shares his thoughts on evolving market dynamics and valuation practices, including those for private credit.

Ray Carey, Head of NextLevel Operations at Level Equity, joins our hosts to discuss the strategies needed to drive value creation for portfolio companies throughout all stages of their maturity. These strategies include partnering with function specific experts, outlining key metrics to leverage team strengths, establishing peer networks to implement best practices, and utilizing qualitative data to ensure that the right expertise is focused on driving value creation, efficiencies, and growth.

Ken Onorio, Senior Principal, Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer of Eaglepoint Credit, joins Jocelyn and Chris on this episode. They discuss key aspects for building an ideal culture for team success and operational scalability. They include the importance of partnering with reliable third-party providers, learning from early experiences that build foundational skillsets to thrive in the financial services industry, encouraging an atmosphere of support, and building trusted relationships that empower growth.

All data included herein is as of November 30, 2023.

Sven Gralla, Senior Associate of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG, joins Jocelyn and Chris on this episode of the podcast. They discuss the main differences between the European and American private markets, the driving forces for those differences, and how those factors affect decision-making from a private credit fund of fund managerial perspective. Sven also speaks specifically on the German managerial landscape and investing dynamics.

Our very own President of S&P Global Market Intelligence joins Jocelyn and Chris on the podcast to discuss how we best serve private markets industry participants. With the end of the year in sight, Adam dives into the themes that drove industry activity in 2023 and what he expects to see in the market in 2024.

Maggie Arvedlund, CEO and Managing Partner of Turning Rock Partners, joins Jocelyn and Chris on this episode of the podcast. They discuss the growth of private credit as an asset class and the impact of decreased M&A activity and increased macroeconomic turmoil. Maggie also speaks to the challenges and opportunities that exist as an emerging fund manager vying for capital allocations.

In this episode, Jocelyn and Chris are joined by Jad Stella, Senior Director of Private Investments at Cambridge Associates. Together they examine the data at the foundation of Cambridge Associates' benchmarks, their most common use cases, and the risk and returns that drive differentiation between private investment strategies.

In this episode, Ramki Muthukrishnan from S&P Global Ratings joins Brandon and Jocelyn to talk about what is driving demand for middle market CLOs and the growth in direct lending. Ramki, an expert on leveraged finance, discusses the difference between credit estimates and corporate ratings, why credit estimates are important for CLO managers, and which sectors are growing the fastest in the middle market.

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