Prevalence of Private Credit / Opportunistic Credit as an Asset Class

Just wanted to get general commentary from others on where they see the private credit markets going moving forward. Seems like the asset class has ballooned in the last decade and COVID has resulted in more stringent lenders. Also looks like many private credit firms are raising opportunistic credit funds in anticipation for the COVID opportunity set

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Anyone have thoughts on the best recruiters to go through if you're seeking a more opportunistic role? Seems like all of the stuff I get shown is for traditional direct lending / only do sponsored deals. Would love to hear peoples' thoughts on this and any anecdotes on how to get looks at more opportunistic funds.

 

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