Summary
Please join senior analysts from S&P Global Ratings for a live interactive webinar focused on the state of direct lending and middle market CLOs in the second half of 2026. Also joining the conversation is Guest Speaker Mak Pitke, Managing Director, Antares Capital.
Key Topics:
- A new golden age for direct lending? Loan spreads wider and credit tighter, but will it continue?
- How are portfolio companies performing amidst still-high interest rates and slowing growth?
- How much of a threat is AI to portfolios heavy with software companies?
S&P Speakers:
Ramki Muthukrishnan, Head of U.S. Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Daniel Hu, Director, U.S. CLO team
Evangelos Savaides, Associate Director, Leveraged Finance team
Moderator: Stephen Anderberg, Sector Lead, U.S. CLOs
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