Bloomberg | Direct Lending Growth Spurt Brings Calls for More Transparency
Originally published by Bloomberg on June 16, 2021.
Richard Olson, Managing Director of the firm’s Valuations & Opinions Group, provides insight around the drive for more visibility on valuations with Bloomberg.
Summary
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Richard Olson, Managing Director in Lincoln International's Valuations & Opinions Group, sits down with Bloomberg to discuss investors' recent call for transparency from Europe's direct lending funds following the pandemic.
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