Insights

Investor optimism at the start of 2025 has pivoted to a cautious stance, with trade policy tension and ensuing macroeconomic uncertainty driving market volatility. 

On this InsuranceAUM.com podcast, Northleaf's Shane Feeney discusses the evolution and growing importance of private equity secondaries. 

Commercial legal assets are investments collateralized by anticipated settlement proceeds of litigation claims, or a portfolio of claims. 

In this article featured in Private Debt Investor, Northleaf's CJ Wei, Managing Director, Private Credit, discusses niche asset-based specialty finance and the benefits of the strategy within an investor's portfolio.

Private credit encompasses a range of strategies and investment opportunities, and asset-based specialty finance (ABSF) sits in a unique part of this landscape from a risk/return perspective.

Private equity continues to demonstrate resilient fundamentals amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

Q4-2024 concluded a strong year for private credit as investors benefitted from attractive risk-adjusted returns and borrowers performed well through a transitioning macroeconomic environment. 

In this article featured in Private Equity International, Northleaf's Michael Flood discusses the benefits of an integrated mid-market approach in the current macroeconomic environment.

Mid-market private equity presents an attractive and diversified opportunity, fueled by favourable tailwinds in the secondary market and renewed confidence in a strengthening macroeconomic environment.

Mid-market private credit continues to deliver investors a compelling value proposition with low double-digit returns on senior secured debt with conservative structures and robust lender protections.