Episode 56: Credit funds
In this episode we discuss the importance of private credit for corporate finance with Sascha Steffen, a professor at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
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Since 2009, credit funds have played an increasingly important role in financing the European economy. Credit funds provide businesses with capital from sources outside the banking sector. They are subject to fund regulation.
What opportunities do credit funds offer businesses, banks and investors? How do banks and credit funds work together? What market risks should participants be aware of?
Ruth von Oppen and Hendrik Hartenstein talk to Professor Sascha Steffen about developments in the US and European private credit markets, about potential risks and the need for greater transparency.