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Credit Convergence
The Blurring of Public and Private Credit
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The merging of public and private credit markets is transforming capital allocation in unprecedented ways, creating new investment choices and expanding private credit’s reach to new investors. With added complexity, investors need to rethink the playbook for evaluating opportunities and risks in their credit portfolios. To do this, investors should leverage solutions that extend across origination, structured credit, and risk management. Together, these capabilities can provide investors with comprehensive credit strategies as the interplay between public and private markets deepens.
Chapter 1
Credit Convergence Introduction
Chapter 2
The Converging World of Credit: Risk & Return
Chapter 3
Credit Transformation in Real Estate
Chapter 4
Credit Markets in Transition: Asset-Based Finance
Chapter 5
Credit Outlook
Opportunities and challenges in private credit investing
Opportunities in Real Estate
Opportunities in Real Estate
Middle-Market Lending
Direct Origination
Non-Sponsored Deals
Portfolio Stress
Middle-Market Lending
Direct Origination
Non-Sponsored Deals
Portfolio Stress
Favorite Opportunities in Real Estate Credit
Many senior lenders in commercial real estate are constrained, creating investment opportunities through mezzanine or preferred equity positions in the capital stack. PGIM Real Estate’s John Jacobs, Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Estate Private Credit, discusses how investors could capture equity-like returns along with downside protection.
The Convergence of Public and Private Credit
Leveraging insights from investment professionals across our businesses, PGIM examines the forces driving convergence between public and private credit.
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Tackling the Challenge of Middle-Market Direct Lending
Matt Douglass, CEO of PGIM Private Capital, discusses the most challenging aspect of lending to the middle market: origination. While the pool of family-owned companies is large, deals can be hard to find. Middle-market direct lending requires an expansive network of investment professionals who have developed close relationships with companies over long periods of time.
Real Estate Credit Is an Expanding Universe
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Incorporating Non-sponsored Deals in Investment Strategies
Private credit offers access to fixed income opportunities that investors may not be able to obtain otherwise, along with illiquidity premiums relative to public markets and structural protections in the form of covenants. Matt Douglass, CEO of PGIM Private Capital, discusses.
Working with Borrowers to Manage Signs of Stress or Defaults
Matt Douglass, CEO of PGIM Private Capital, talks about the importance of covenants and relationships with issuers in seeking to deliver value during times of economic stress.
