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Churchill’s Schwimmer on the state of private and public credit markets
New York, March 7th, 2024 – Randy Schwimmer, Vice Chairman and Co-Head of Senior Lending at Churchill Asset Management, joins Bloomberg Radio to discuss his views on the private vs. public battle for private equity transactions, interest rates, and regulation of the private markets.
Ken Kencel on the growth of private credit
New York, January 8, 2024 – Churchill Asset Management CEO Ken Kencel joins Bloomberg Television’s ‘The Close’ to discuss his 2024 outlook and the state of private capital.
Churchill’s CEO Ken Kencel: It’s a good time to be a direct lender
New York, December 27, 2023 – Churchill Asset Management CEO Ken Kencel joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss his market expectations in 2024, what investors need to know, and more.
Churchill’s Schwimmer: Investor demand drives private credit boom
New York, November 28, 2023 – Randy Schwimmer, co-head of senior lending at Churchill Asset Management, joins Bloomberg Radio to discuss the private credit boom.
Churchill’s Kencel Says Private Credit in ‘Golden Age’
Greenwich, October 3, 2023 – Churchill Asset Management President and CEO Ken Kencel discusses the impact of higher interest rates on private credit deals on “Bloomberg Markets: The Close.”
Ken Kencel Shares Insights on the Evolving Global Private Credit Landscape
New York, June 27, 2023 – Churchill’s President & CEO Ken Kencel joined Romaine Bostick on Bloomberg TV for a long-form discussion about the global private credit landscape today…
Ken Kencel on iCapital’s Beyond 60/40
New York, June 26, 2023 – iCapital Chief Investment Strategist Anastasia Amoroso discusses the private credit markets with Churchill Asset Management President and CEO Ken Kencel…
Ken Kencel on Best of Times for Private Credit
New York, June 23, 2023 – Churchill’s President & CEO Ken Kencel joined Carol Massar and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Businessweek for an in-depth discussion about the private credit landscape and drivers behind the industry’s exponential growth over the last decade…
Randy Schwimmer on What Cracks the Debt Ceiling Deadlock
New York, May 9, 2023 – Randy Schwimmer, Co-Head of Senior Lending at Churchill Asset Management, joined the Bloomberg Markets Americas segment hosted by Alix Steel and Guy Johnson to discuss the potential implications of factors such as the potential end of rate hikes, bank failures, and recession fears on the private credit outlook…
Randy Schwimmer on Private Credit, Lending, and the Credit Crunch
New York, May 9, 2023 – Randy Schwimmer, Co-head of Senior Lending at Churchill Asset Management, discusses private credit, lending, and the credit crunch with Paul Sweeney and Kriti Gupta on Bloomberg’s The Tape…
Ken Kencel on Private Credit, Investing Focus, Banks
New York, May 2, 2023 – Churchill Asset Management’s President & CEO Ken Kencel discusses the banking crisis and the increasingly important role of private capital in middle market dealmaking with Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick from the sidelines of the 2023 Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California…
Randy Schwimmer on Diversify Beyond Traditional Asset Classes with Private Credit
New York, April 21, 2023 – Randy Schwimmer, Co-Head of Senior Lending from Churchill Asset Management, joins APB to discuss the use of private credit in portfolio diversification, trends in investor appetite, and where future demand will emerge from…
Randy Schwimmer on the Private Debt landscape in Asia-Pacific
New York, April 5, 2023 – Randy Schwimmer, Co-Head of Senior Lending at Churchill Asset Management, on private debt markets. He spoke with hosts Doug Krizner and Paul Allen on “Bloomberg Daybreak Asia.”…
Ken Kencel on the Rise of Private Capital
New York, March 31, 2023 – Churchill’s President & CEO Ken Kencel joined Bloomberg’s Masters in Business podcast to discuss the pivotal moments in his personal life and career that led him where he is today, his firsthand experience in the evolution of private capital as well as the future of the industry…
Randy Schwimmer on The Hot Start to 2023 for Private Credit
New York, March 5, 2023 – Randy Schwimmer, Co-head of Senior Lending at Churchill Asset Management, discusses the economic outlook, the M&A environment, and the private debt opportunity today…
The Top Quartile: In Conversation with Chris Freeze
New York, March 4, 2023 – In this edition of The Top Quartile: In Conversation, Andrés Ramos, content specialist at Nasdaq Private Fund Solutions, sits down with Chris Freeze, Senior Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations at Churchill Asset Management…
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Frenzy in Private Debt Pushes Assets Beyond $800bn
NEW YORK, March 1, 2020 – Ken Kencel, chief executive of $21.5bn private debt house Churchill Asset Management, says credit quality is holding up, particularly in the upper end of the market where fewer managers compete. Competition has long been most acute among managers looking to arrange loans for small and midsized companies…
Private Credit Proves Good Match for Long-term Investors
NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2020 – Private credit is a good match for long-term investors, providing attractive yields and downside protection, yet with increased competition and the adoption of more aggressive structures, investors should focus on defensive sectors, according to Ken Kencel, CEO of Churchill Asset Management, a Nuveen company…
2019 US Middle Market Loans League Table Report
NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2020 – Churchill Asset Management ranked as the second most active middle market buyout loans Lead Left agent in 2019 by Debtwire…
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Churchill Serves as Sole Lead Arranger for a First Lien Credit Facility to Support Wynnchurch Capital’s Acquisition of Handgards
New York, April 19, 2024 – Churchill Asset Management (“Churchill” or the “Firm”) today announced that it served as Sole Lead Arranger for a first lien credit facility to support the acquisition of Handgards (the “Company”) by Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. (“Wynnchurch”).
Churchill’s Randy Schwimmer Named 2023 “Thought Leader of the Year” by the Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors (AM&AA)
New York, NY, February 7, 2024 – Churchill Asset Management LLC, an investment specialist of Nuveen that provides customized financing solutions to U.S middle market-focused private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, announced today that Randy Schwimmer, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Senior Lending, has been named the 2023 “Thought Leader of the Year” by the Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors (AM&AA)…
Churchill Asset Management Completes $400 Million Middle Market CLO Offering
New York, January 25, 2024 – Churchill Asset Management LLC, an investment specialist of Nuveen that provides customized financing solutions to U.S middle market-focused private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, today announced the closing of a $400 million middle market collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”), Churchill MMSLF CLO III, on January 24, 2024…