Panel: Direct lending – standing out in a crowded market - Private Credit Events

Panel: Direct lending – standing out in a crowded market

15 Sept 2026

11:30 - 12:00

How are direct lending funds performing through current market turbulence?

How can fund managers differentiate themselves in a market that is experiencing increasing bifurcation? Will the mid-market continue to come to the fore?

How is it standing up to other private credit strategies?

Moderator

Alfred Xue, Partner and Global Vice Chair, Banking & Private Credit Practice - Latham & Watkins LLP

Speakers

David Conrod, Chief Executive Officer - FocusPoint Private Capital

Grier Eliasek, President and Chief Operating Officer - Prospect Capital Management

Jay Ramakrishnan, Senior MD, Head of Originations and Growth Initiatives - AB Private Credit Investors

Terrence Purcell, Co-Chief Investment Officer - Longwall Family Office

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