Private credit has won the buyout financing game – Churchill’s Randy Schwimmer
PODCAST: “Long-term, I think the game is over from a buyout perspective. I think private capital has won that game,” says Randy Schwimmer, vice-chairman and chief investment strategist at Churchill Asset Management, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

The health of the consumer is a canary in the coal mine – Arena’s Dan Zwirn
The CEO, CIO and co-founder of Arena Investors discusses stress in consumer spending, and prospective responses from policymakers, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

Play quality as stress builds in corporate credit – Oak Hill Advisors’ Alan Schrager
Corporate credit stress is beginning to show, creating more opportunities for credit managers to show some differentiation after years of relatively smooth sailing, says Alan Schrager, senior partner at Oak Hill Advisors, in the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

Sports investing is a growing field – Crescent’s Mark Attanasio
PODCAST: “There’s nothing more compelling than live sports,” says Mark Attanasio, co-founder of asset manager Crescent Capital Group and principal owner of Major League Baseball team the Milwaukee Brewers, on the latest Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

Investors still pivoting to fixed income – Oaktree’s Wayne Dahl
Both large individual and institutional investors are continuing to rotate their portfolios into fixed income, says the co-portfolio manager of global credit and global credit investment grade strategies at Oaktree Capital Management, on the latest edition of the ‘Credit Exchange’ podcast with Lisa Lee

We have traded private credit loans and others will follow – Loomis Sayles’ Matt Eagan
“We’ve done our first trades and some of the first trades in the industry in investment grade private,” says the head of the full discretion team at Loomis Sayles, on the latest edition of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

Paradigm shift in US economy lessens likelihood of tariff-induced recession – Sound Point’s Stephen Ketchum
The founder and CEO of Sound Point Capital Management told Creditflux managing editor Lisa Lee on the latest edition of the ‘Credit Exchange’ podcast that he currently sees credit markets as being in a state of “reasonable balance”

Private equity will help private credit weather troubles – Neuberger Berman’s Susan Kasser
People fail to give the private equity funds the credit they deserve, Susan Kasser, head of Neuberger Berman Private Debt, says on the latest ‘Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee’ podcast

Private credit will grow to take as much as 50% of the leveraged finance market: Blue Owl’s Craig Packer
PODCAST: The co-president of Blue Owl joined Creditflux managing editor Lisa Lee on the latest edition of the Credit Exchange podcast

Private credit’s golden era never really ended – Blackstone’s Michael Zawadzki
On the Credit Exchange podcast, Lisa Lee speaks with the CIO of Blackstone Credit and Insurance about opportunities in volatile markets and the durability of private credit premiums

M&A rebound will come – Goldman Sachs’ Vivek Bantwal
Goldman Sachs' co-head of global private credit chats with Lisa Lee on the Credit Exchange podcast

More volatility, more uncertainty and more tailwind for private credit – KKR’s Dan Pietrzak
PODCAST: The new Trump administration in the US has introduced new uncertainty with its preparedness to employ wide-reaching tariffs, and M&A volumes remain depressed, but KKR’s private credit team is busier than it has been in the past few years.