Opportunities ahead and the day's agenda

Jou Yu closes her opening address by emphasising that opportunities in European private credit remain strong, with European funds largely insulated from the redemption pressures hitting US counterparts. She outlines the day's key themes — capital deployment, distress management, and LP confidence — and previews the exceptional speaker lineup spanning large-cap direct lenders, mid-market specialists, restructuring experts, allocators, and infrastructure debt pioneers. The address concludes with thanks to speakers and sponsors and a mention of the Debtwire Private Credit Awards.