Insight | February 21, 2025
European private debt: Good things come in small packages
While upper-middle market companies navigate headwinds caused by global trade uncertainty, their lower middle market counterparts are proving remarkably resilient, explain Kirsten Bode and Rafael Torres.
Insight | February 19, 2025
Fixed maturity portfolios: Lock in yields while you still can
Joseph Galzerano and Richard Smith answer five questions on why fixed maturity portfolios aim to offer investors an opportunity to lock in attractive yields, manage risk effectively and enjoy greater visibility on returns, all while navigating today’s shifting interest rate environment.
EM Monthly | February 14, 2025
The year of the snake may be prescient in determining how Eastern economies respond to a second Trump term and the uncertainties it may bring, as Mel Siew explains.
Insight | February 13, 2025
Asia private credit: Unlocking the complexity premium
With ever-tighter spreads in some parts of the Asian private debt market, the ability to navigate more complex situations could become increasingly important in unlocking returns, argue Andrew Tan and Jieying Huang.
Insight | February 11, 2025
US High Yield: Forget about spreads, focus on yields
Higher yields should continue to offset tight spreads in what could be another constructive year for US high yield, argue Kevin Ziets, Bryan Petermann and John Colantuoni.
Insight | February 7, 2025
Accept what you can’t control, master what you can
Investors worried about rising uncertainty may consider an allocation to short-duration credit, argues Tatjana Greil-Castro.
Close Up | February 6, 2025
Europe looks cheap, so what’s the catch?
In his latest column on the key developments, themes and opportunities in credit markets, Ian Horn shines a light on how investors can capture the spread premium in the European investment-grade market.
Podcast | February 4, 2025
Podcast - Global Investment Grade: Duration and Beyond
In the latest edition of the Muzinich podcast, portfolio managers Ian Horn, Anthony De Meo and Corentin Tarlier discuss the key features of the Muzinich Global Market Duration Investment Grade strategy as it celebrates its first anniversary.
Insight | January 28, 2025
Wars, rate hikes and political risk may not have derailed the stock market’s continued ascent, but investors should heed the warning signs, as George Muzinich explains.
Podcast | January 13, 2025
UK Private Debt Podcast: Northern Lights
In the latest edition of the Muzinich Podcast, James Adams, a Manchester-based director in our UK private debt team, discusses the key characteristics of the market in Manchester and the North of England and opportunities for investors.
Close Up | January 7, 2025
Can spreads tighten further in 2025?
In his latest column on the key developments, themes and opportunities in credit markets, Ian Horn attempts to answer the big question on the minds of bond investors heading into 2025.
Insight | January 6, 2025
Private Debt Outlook 2025: Good things come to those who wait
Investors’ search for yield should be good news for direct lending globally in 2025, as our heads of private debt explain.
Insight | December 19, 2024
Corporate Credit Outlook 2025: All about yield (still)
Our investment teams set out the key themes credit investors should look out for in 2025.
EM Monthly | December 13, 2024
EM in 2025: What doesn’t break you makes you stronger
Years of macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds have had an unexpectedly positive effect on emerging market corporates, potentially setting them up for a strong 2025, argues Warren Hyland.
Insight | December 4, 2024
Parallel lending: The next frontier for private credit
Lending partnerships between asset managers and European banks may lead to low-risk, highly diversified private debt portfolios and potentially attractive returns for investors, argue Gianluca Oricchio and Gianpaolo Pellegrini.
Close Up | December 3, 2024
In his latest column on the key developments, themes and opportunities in credit markets, Ian Horn examines what the normalisation of yield curves means for investors in the European investment-grade market.
Insight | November 29, 2024
Aviation debt: Resilience, rates and the return of ABS
Robust demand for aircraft and the retreat of banks from the aviation debt market are creating opportunities for alternative lenders and their investors, as Alok Wadhawan and Brian Lau explain.
Insight | November 27, 2024
European high yield: We need to talk about Sharpe ratios
Investors considering an allocation to European high yield should pay heed to the old adage that time in the market is a more prudent approach than trying to perfectly time their entry, argues Thomas Samson.
Insight | November 26, 2024
Where complexity meets flexibility: An introduction to Capital Solutions
Many companies in Europe urgently need transformation. Private capital can help, argues Carlo Bosco.
Podcast | November 18, 2024
Turning the corner: The outlook for UK private debt
UK private debt faced considerable uncertainty in early 2024: uncertainty over interest rates; uncertainty on sponsor-driven M&A; and political uncertainty ahead of the general election. In the latest episode of the Muzinich podcast, our co-heads of UK private debt, Grant Davidson and John Clifford, give their thoughts on the state of the market and where it might go next.
EM Monthly | November 12, 2024
Why globalisation 2.0 could favour emerging markets
Globalisation’s bumpy road is resulting in a new world order that could significantly benefit emerging markets, as Warren Hyland explains.