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Linklaters’ global, multi-disciplinary private credit platform provides full-service, integrated support to the private credit sector. Our team draws upon the experience, know how and insight of market-leading individuals to advise private credit clients on their most complex matters, throughout all stages of the credit lifecycle. We advise clients from fund formation and fundraising, onto deployment of capital across an ever-expanding range of investment strategies, through to portfolio management and exit strategies. Linklaters is a leading global law firm, supporting clients in achieving their strategies wherever they do business. We work as one united team, with a common focus on innovation, efficiency and agility – putting our clients at the heart of all we do.
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Argenta Private Capital Limited (“APCL”) offers ultra-high net worth private clients, corporates, and institutional investors, including sponsors and limited partners, a wide variety of ways to invest in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market. Operating for over 60 years, the firm specialises in creating tailor-made, tax efficient underwriting vehicles for a global client base, who currently support more than £5 billion of gross written premium in the Lloyd’s market. With a specialist research team, APCL assesses syndicate performance and global insurance trends to advise on tailored investment portfolios within the Lloyd’s space, ensuring alignment with clients’ risk and return objectives. The firm also delivers comprehensive structuring, tax advisory, and administration services as a part of their core offering. This integrated approach ensures clients receive timely advice on all aspects of their investment and greater control over their invested wealth – making participation at Lloyd’s as seamless as possible. -
Arini Capital Management is a specialized alternative asset manager with a diverse credit investment offering across public and private credit, supported by a highly sophisticated global institutional investor base. Arini was founded in 2021 with a primary focus on European credit markets and an approach rooted in fundamental credit analysis. As of 12/31/2025, Arini manages approximately ~$14.4bn billion across a range of strategies, including long/short credit, structured credit, opportunistic credit, direct lending and asset-backed finance. Arini has global operations in London, New York and Abu Dhabi. -
Barings is a $481+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.*As of December 31, 2025 -
Benefit Street Partners (BSP) is an alternative credit pioneer with $92 billion in assets under management (including Apera). It seeks to deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns through its deep specialism, long-term relationships and global reach. A wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, BSP is focused exclusively on credit. Through its disciplined, solutions-oriented approach, BSP unlocks opportunities across market cycles and geographies. The firm manages strategies spanning private debt, real estate debt, structured credit, and liquid loans. For more information, visit www.bspcredit.com -
Egan-Jones Ratings Company, founded in 1995, is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) that issues timely, accurate credit ratings across private credit markets and asset classes. It gained credibility by flagging Enron and WorldCom failures and is recognized by the NAIC as a Credit Rating Provider. In 2025, Egan-Jones rated over 3,000 private debt deals. -
With over 40 offices across four continents, Squire Patton Boggs offers a premier private credit practice that leverages our global footprint and best-in-class industry capabilities.Squire’s Private Credit and Direct Lending practice offers a seasoned team of sophisticated attorneys with a proven track record in middle and upper middle market transactions. We advise lenders, private equity sponsors, and borrowers across the full spectrum of private credit and direct lending deals, offering strategic, commercial counsel grounded in deep market insight and disciplined execution.Our Private Credit and Direct Lending team covers the entire range of loan structures – from performing credit (including senior, stretched-senior, unitranche, second lien, ABL, mezzanine, and PIK notes) to special situations, restructurings, and rescue financings. We are dedicated to delivering efficient and cost-effective services across every phase of the credit lifecycle.
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Aluna Partners delivers integrated advisory, capital, and investment management solutions for every stage of growth.Credit Solutions (ABF and Trade Finance):Flexible, scalable financing through Asset-Backed Finance and Trade Finance, supporting originators, SMEs, and consumer lenders with securitised products, working capital, and supply chain solutions built around operational needs and strategic objectives.Investment Management:We deliver a three-dimensional credit strategy, Preserve, Perform, Protect, for all-weather returns. Focused on private credit, we structure portfolios in asset-backed finance and trade receivables through disciplined, research-led execution. Partnering with trusted originators and institutions, we provide clarity, consistency, and long-term alignment to achieve performance while managing risk responsibly. -
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Cascade eliminates manual validation and self-reported reporting by independently verifying asset-level data as a calculation and verification agent. With real-time data integrations, dashboards, and analytics, Cascade replaces spreadsheets with a single source of truth, giving investors, lenders, and operators continuous visibility into portfolio performance. Move faster, manage risk proactively, and scale capital without adding operational complexity. -
Mourant is an international professional services firm. We advise on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg and provide specialist entity management, governance, regulatory and consulting services. We bridge the gap between legal advice and its implementation, taking an integrated approach to deliver the best results for our clients. Our clients include many of the world's leading financial institutions, international corporations, asset managers and institutional investors.
Lead Association Partner
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The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) is a buyside-only trade association comprised of European credit investors from over 60 institutional fixed income managers, including investment advisers, insurance companies, and pension funds. Our aim to create a stronger, more resilient leveraged finance market in Europe is supported through the initiatives, events, and resources developed by our members and our partners working together.Our engagement within the market has expanded significantly with now eight Initiative Committees representing investors in the high yield bond, leveraged loan, private debt and CLO asset classes. We also have a Diversity & Inclusion Committee, ESG Committee, Engagement Committee and a new AI Committee.
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MandateWire, a service from the Financial Times, helps institutional asset managers and consultants win business, raise capital and build connections. Our regional editorial teams leverage their close relationships with thousands of institutional investors globally, to provide early and actionable intelligence on their investment plans.
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AIMA is the world’s largest membership association for alternative investment managers. Its membership has more firms, managing more assets than any other industry body, and through our 10 offices located around the world, we serve over 2,000 members in 60 different countries.AIMA’s mission, which includes that of its private credit affiliate, the Alternative Credit Council (ACC), is to ensure that our industry of hedge funds, private market funds and digital asset funds is always best positioned for success. Success in our industry is defined by its contribution to capital formation, economic growth, and positive outcomes for investors while being able to operate efficiently within appropriate and proportionate regulatory frameworks.AIMA’s many peer groups, events, educational sessions, publications and practical tools like its Due Diligence Questionnaires and industry sound practice guidance available exclusively to members, enable firms to actively refine their business practices, policies, and processes to secure their place in that success. -
Alternative Credit Investor is the world’s leading resource on alternative credit. This online and print publication offers high-quality news, analysis, opinion, and features relating to alternative credit. Investors make up one of the largest segments of our audience, alongside industry professionals. Other readers come from the wider credit and fintech space, professional services, regulators, and government.We pride ourselves on up-to-the-minute coverage of the key topics impacting the alternative credit sector and its investors. The print version of the magazine comes out at the start of each month, complete with exclusive content. Alternativecreditinvestor.com offers daily news and analysis from Monday to Friday, alongside a daily and weekly e-newsletter. The magazine shines a spotlight on the most important industry issues, lets you know who’s changing jobs and seeks out the opinions of the people who matter most.To stay connected and be informed please subscribe today! Click here for subscription options. Visit www.alternativecreditinvestor.com -
Financial Services Review is a leading technology magazine that reaches out to over 56,000 print subscribers and over 85,000 digital subscribers. It provides a comprehensive platform for senior-level industry experts, buyers, and decision-makers to share their insights following a unique learn-by-peers approach. -
The IMDDA is the leading and most affordable due diligence training platform and community for financial professionals in the world. Our mission is to empower our members to improve their knowledge and skills to accelerate their growth and development to advance in their careers. We do this by providing exceptional training, a vibrant community, and essential tools that make our members and their organizations more successful. -
PensionMandate is a business intelligence database that provides real-time information on institutional investor activity for asset management firms. PensionMandate's database includes information on investors, consultants, mandates, and key contacts. It also covers a wide range of asset classes, investor geographies, and investment destinations. PensionMandate offers advanced search options that allow users to select filters such as asset class, investor domicile, investment region, and mandate status.