Partners James Board and Owen Lysak were featured in a Q&A in Private Debt Investor (PDI) titled, “Simpson Thacher & Bartlett: Doubling Down on Democratization.” The article discussed key trends and developments in the democratization of private funds in Europe over the past year, in addition to the outlook for the remainder of 2024. James noted, “We strongly believe that democratized private credit in Europe is going to continue to quickly scale, deepen and become increasingly sophisticated through 2024.” Owen went on to explain that there will be a lot of focus on the ELTIF 2.0 regime and whether it will work for some private debt strategies to maximize distribution to the mass affluent market. He added, “Private debt is in a great position to capitalize on its existing traction with investors, given the interest rate environment, and to embrace democratization vehicles in Europe.”~~To read the full article, please click here (subscription may be required).