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When private equity met private debt: conflict management in a multi-strategy world

29 May 2024 / Author(s): John F Anderson
Issue: October 2021 / Categories: Feature

As the prominence of private debt steadily increases within the alternative assets universe, there are an increasing number of PE firms and other financial institutions expanding their product lines to include a credit arm. At the same time, private debt fund sponsors are differentiating their investment focus within the debt space and in certain cases moving into private equity as well. Regardless of the starting point, expansion by a private fund manager into multiple investment strategies presents a number of potential conflicts of interest that require careful consideration and management.

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