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Barings’ Global Head of Public Assets and Head of Europe Martin Horne recently joined Haslinda Amin on Bloomberg’s “Insight with Haslinda Amin” in Singapore to discuss the market impact of the current turmoil in French politics, the outlook for inflation under the second Trump administration, and the potential for additional China stimulus. “With higher-for-longer seeming more likely, we continue to like income-bearing asset classes.” Watch here: https://ow.ly/jN3250UjeBz

We are looking forward to the 2024 Milken Institute Middle East & Africa Summit this week! If you would like to connect with a member of the Barings team, please get in touch. #MIGlobal Learn more: https://ow.ly/iGT850UgLq0

It’s official: #Barings360 did NOT disappoint! Last week in Boston, our clients and partners from around the world joined us for an incredibly productive series of debates and discussions on asset classes ranging from Real Estate Debt and Private Credit to Portfolio Finance, Infrastructure Debt and more. We shared insights. We made new connections. We even pitched baseballs (some better than others). Thank you to everyone involved for making our annual flagship private markets conference such a success! See you in 2025!

Head of Consumer ABS & CMBS Yulia Alekseeva, CFA recently spoke with Bloomberg’s Scott Carpenter about the evolving opportunity set in asset-based finance, increasing investor demand, and how Barings is positioned for future growth. Read more: https://ow.ly/3cSy50UbJqi

Barings today announced that it is executing the first European middle market private credit CLO, Barings Euro Middle Market CLO 2024-1 DAC, at €380 million. Barings Euro Middle Market CLO, a diversified EU private credit CLO, is the first of its kind in the market and is a combined effort of Barings’ Global CLO team and Barings’ Global Private Finance Group. Adrienne Butler, Head of Global CLOs at Barings said, “As an experienced leader in the market, Barings is proud and excited to be a first mover in the evolution of CLOs in Europe. We have noted investor interest in this space for several years and having issued seven US middle market CLOs since 2017, Barings has the knowledge and expertise to provide a solution in this untapped area of the market.” Joe Evanchick, Head of Middle Market CLOs at Barings, said, “Due to Barings being a leading European direct lender, we were able to create a diversified portfolio of nearly 50 private credit loans representing eight countries, in addition to a European broadly syndicated loan bucket to add to the diversification." Stuart Mathieson, Head of European and APAC private credit at Barings, said “Barings Euro Middle Market CLO combines decades of experience as a leader in the middle market direct lending space with our strong track record in issuing US middle market CLOs to bring an innovative solution to our clients.” Read more: https://ow.ly/lhCQ50UbMU1

That’s a wrap! Thank you to all of our clients and partners for making #Barings360 such an incredible event. Across our entire private markets platform – from real estate, to direct lending, to asset-based finance – we see compelling opportunities in the year ahead. We appreciate the opportunity to discuss and debate the prospects for these asset classes and others, and more importantly, to connect with our clients and colleagues from around the world. Thank you for your continued trust and partnership!

Who doesn't love a live podcast on stage? CEO Mike Freno was interviewed on stage this afternoon by Ted Seides, Host of the Capital Allocators podcast. Their wide-ranging discussion covered the intersection between insurance and asset management, the growth trajectory of private assets, and how Mike & team are positioning Barings for long-term growth. Stay tuned for the full episode - coming soon on our #StreamingIncome podcast feed.

We are off to an incredible start at #Barings360! After a memorable evening at Fenway Park, we are caffeinated and well underway this morning, diving deep into the nuances of topics ranging from Real Estate Debt to Direct Lending. Looking forward to a fantastic day of insights and connections!

The stage is set! We are excited to welcome our clients and partners to Boston for Barings 360°, our flagship private markets conference. Looking forward to engaging discussions this week on topics including Real Estate, Private Credit, BDCs and more. Stay tuned for updates! #Barings360