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.
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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