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From Lead Left to The Lead: Randy Schwimmer on private credit’s Platinum Era
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Education is more than table stakes; it's what wins.
This week we have a special edition of Private Capital Call. We’re turning the tables on our own Randy Schwimmer, as Bloomberg Radio’s Paul Sweeney takes the host chair to mark a milestone worth celebrating the relaunch of The Lead Left as The Lead. What started as a humble internal monthly newsletter at Chase Manhattan Bank in 1993 has grown into one of private capital’s most widely read and respected publications, reaching over 46,000 subscribers and now entering an exciting new chapter.
In this candid and wide-ranging conversation, Randy reflects on three decades of educating investors about private credit – from explaining LIBOR to rookie bankers, to navigating the Great Recession, to making the case today for what he calls the Platinum Era of private credit. Randy and Paul dig into why the core middle market has quietly outperformed its larger counterparts, how retail investors are just beginning to discover this asset class, and why ground-level, defensive businesses remain the backbone of private credit’s enduring appeal.
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