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• Distressed Diaries — More private credit cockroaches crawling out?

  High-profile US bankruptcies, First Brands and Tricolor have sent warning signals to regulators about the dangers of opaque financings, shining a light on private credit.Are these cases one offs, given allegations of fraud, or will there be more cockroaches to follow?In this episode of Distressed Diaries, 9fin’s senior distressed reporter Bianca Boorer sat down with senior distressed reporter Alessia Argentieri and private credit reporter Gregory Rosenvinge to talk about risks lurking in private credit.We address some defaults, recent takeovers by private credit funds and lessons learned from the First Brands case.We also touch on some new tools the private credit market is employing to increase its liquidity further.

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• Private credit goes up a grade

  As private credit continues to grow, it is constantly looking for new ways to deploy the mountain of capital it has raised. Now that the market is of scale, it has begun to look at investment grade credit as another avenue on which to make deals.In this episode of Cloud 9fin, senior private credit reporter Peter Benson sits down with Ryan Schwartz, managing director in Brookfield Asset Management’s credit group to discuss the burgeoning asset class. They discuss what IG private credit is, how deals can be structured, and why IG private credit makes sense for investors.Have any feedback for us on the podcast? Send a note to [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

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• Tranche Talk — Navigating CLO demand through regulatory changes with PGIM’s Edwin Wilches

  In this episode of Tranche Talk, Cloud 9fin’s CLO series, our global head of CLOs Tanvi Gupta, talks with Edwin Wilches, Co-head of Securitized Products at PGIM.They talk about how securitization is the key component in Europe’s growth agenda, how more work needs to be done for Solvency II, the evolution of insurance demand, relative value and the impact on liquidity from recent regulations. They also delve into the unintended consequences of putting out a clarification in the middle of summer and the art of staying zen.Have any feedback for us on the podcast? Send a note to [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

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• Tranche Talk — CLO investing in a new regime with BlackRock’s Saffet Ozbalci

  In this episode of Tranche Talk, Cloud 9fin’s CLO series, our global head of CLOs, Tanvi Gupta, talks with Saffet Ozbalci, global head of structured credit at BlackRock.They talk about the nuances of investing in CLOs with a backdrop of dramatic bankruptcies, relative value in CLO tranches in a new rate regime, what’s next in structural innovation in the capital stack, the need for standardization of docs and, most importantly, the (unlikely) outcome of the UEFA Champions League.Have any feedback for us on the podcast? Send a note to [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

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• Jane’s LME Addiction — Let’s veto that law firm

  In this episode of Jane’s LME Addiction, 9fin’s head of LME coverage Jane Komsky sits down with 9fin private credit reporters Shubham Saharan and Tom Quinn, to discuss how sponsors are adding the ability to veto their portfolio companies’ creditors’ choice of law firm. They discuss the how these provisions came about, what iterations have passed into the market, and whether these provisions are ethical.Find all of our coverage on LME litigation on 9fin.Have any feedback on the podcast? Send us a note at [email protected] — thanks for listening!

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