Matthew Harvey, Head of the Direct Lending business for PGIM Private Capital, highlights the importance of experienced asset managers in navigating the direct lending landscape and sheds light on the steady increase of capital flowing into this evolving credit market.

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Key Takeaways: 

● Opportunities in Direct Lending [2:19 ] 

● Asset Managers with Direct Lending Experience [5:02 ]

● Speed of Capital Deployment [9:17 ] 

● Ever-Evolving Forms of Capital [12:38 ] 

● Challenges of Private Debt Illiquidity [13:58 ] 

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Shareables: 

“As more capital is raised and companies become more educated on direct lending their private credit as a legitimate alternative, that market only continues to expand.” — Matthew Harvey, Head of the Direct Lending business for PGIM Private Capital #investing #alternativeinvesting 

“A lot of value is created in how you manage the portfolio and how you deal with stress in the portfolio.” — Matthew Harvey, Head of the Direct Lending business for PGIM Private Capital #investing #valueadd 

“Supply is overall increasing because more and more issuers are coming to this market.” — Matthew Harvey, Head of the Direct Lending business for PGIM Private Capital #PGIMalts #alternativeinvesting 

“Do you have the depths of portfolio management teams to engage with these issuers and actively manage the portfolio?” — Matthew Harvey, Head of the Direct Lending business for PGIM Private Capital #PGIMalts #institutionalinvesting