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Churchill’s Kencel on Private Credit Market, Partnerships
New York, October 3, 2024 – Churchill Asset Management President and CEO Ken Kencel discusses the state of private credit markets.
Alona on Bloomberg Businessweek
New York, September 17, 2024 – Alona Gornick, Senior Investment Strategist at Churchill Asset Management, shares her thoughts on private credit.
Alona Gornick on Yahoo! Finance discussing Private Credit 101
New York, July 31, 2024 – Churchill Asset Management senior investment strategist Alona Gornick joins Wealth! to break down how private credit works and how investors can best utilize it for their portfolios.
CNBC: M&A is already increasing ‘modestly’ and expected to pick up in second half, says Churchill’s Kencel
New York, July 29th, 2024 – Churchill President & CEO Ken Kencel joined CNBC TV’s ‘Money Movers’ to discuss the current state of dealmaking and expectations for the second half of 2024.
Private Capital with Joe Reilly
New York, July 7th, 2024 – Ken Kencel is the President & CEO of Churchill Asset Management, a $50 billion dollar platform serving over 700 institutional clients. He shared valuable insights on the growing private credit market, the evolution of the industry, his first job at Drexel, working at Carlyle and then going out on his own to start Churchill from scratch. We also discuss the nuances of the art of the covenent and finish with Ken’s desert island discs.
Behind the Buyouts: Churchill’s Philpott on Private Credit Boom
New York, April 23rd, 2024 – Churchill managing director Anne Philpott discusses the firm’s direct lending and PE strategies and expectations for M&A in 2024.
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 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…
News
Private Equity Firms’ Return Expectations Remain High Despite M&A Slow Down
NEW YORK, August 9, 2023 – A new survey from Churchill Asset Management found that 81 percent of PE executives expect the same returns for investments made in 2023 as they did in 2022…
The trends in private-credit investing
NEW YORK, July 13, 2023 – Churchill Asset Management invests in middle-market companies. It is part of Nuveen, and it raises capital from investors through comingled funds, separately managed accounts, business development companies (BDCs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). In February, Nuveen and Churchill announced the launch of PCAP…
Australian investors like the yields and buy-and-hold approach of private debt — and growth is predicted
NEW YORK, June 16, 2023 – During visits to Melbourne and Sydney last month, conversations with clients and friends about private debt revealed important contexts to understanding…
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Churchill Asset Management Named 2024 “Private Markets Manager of the Year” at the LAPF Investment Awards
New York, NY, October 8, 2024 – Churchill Asset Management LLC (“Churchill” or the “Firm”), an investment specialist of Nuveen, was named the 2024 “Private Markets Manager of the Year” at the Local Authority Pension Funds (LAPF) Investment Awards.
Nuveen Private Capital Hires Ralph Hora to Lead DACH Region
London, UK, October 1, 2024 – Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, the European and U.S. asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, today announced the continued expansion of their pan-European coverage team with the appointment of Ralph Hora as Partner and Head of DACH, Business Development.
Nuveen Private Capital Expands European Business Development Team with Hire of Ralph van Daalen
London, UK, September 4, 2024 – Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, the European and U.S. asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, today announced the continued expansion of their European client coverage capabilities with the appointment of Ralph van Daalen as Head of Business Development Netherlands. Mr. van Daalen will focus on expanding private credit solutions across the region.