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Chairman and CEO Mike Freno joined Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld at the Milken Institute Global Conference for a discussion on market volatility, private credit and how Barings is positioned as client needs continue to evolve.

Barings is preparing for Europe’s next real estate cycle with c.€2bn of equity capital to deploy, focusing on residential and logistics where fundamentals remain strong. As values reprice and supply stays constrained, the firm sees growing opportunity for disciplined, selective deployment across Europe.

At PEI’s annual secondaries roundtable, Ian Wiese shared perspectives on the global secondaries market, which reached $240 billion in transaction volume in 2025, up 48% year over year.

An era of narrow spreads and rising dispersion requires global flexibility, rigorous underwriting, unique origination and integrated insights across public and private debt.

In this Q&A with Private Debt Investor, Michael Searles shares how capital solutions is evolving beyond traditional lending frameworks to support fundamentally strong companies with bespoke financing structures.

An era of narrow spreads and rising dispersion requires global flexibility, rigorous underwriting, unique origination and integrated insights across public and private debt.

In a recent Q&A with Infrastructure Investor, Richard Parker discusses how rising digital and energy demand is shaping risks and opportunities across global infrastructure debt markets.

Direct lending is evolving fast, bringing both opportunity and complexity. Stuart Mathieson highlights why discipline, strong underwriting and regional insight are key to navigating competition and managing risk in a maturing global market.

In Pensions & Investments recent industry intel report, Dadong Yan explores how portfolio finance is opening new pathways for stability, diversification and yield in today’s uncertain environment.