Private Debt Intelligence – 3/26/2018

Private Debt Fund Managers Are Optimistic Despite a Challenging Market

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As the private debt industry has matured, issues that have historically affected other alternative classes – high valuation and increased competition for transactions – have become increasingly prominent concerns. Almost half (49%) of private debt managers cite valuations as a key challenge facing the industry in 2018, according to a survey of 94 private debt fund managers conducted in November 2017. The next largest proportion (37%) are concerned about deal flow.