Chris Lyons, head of private fixed income and alternatives, recently sat down with Stewart Foley on the InsuranceAUM podcast to discuss his insights on managing private credit risks, the evolving liquidity in private placements, the impact of higher interest rates on portfolio companies and the strategies Voya employs to manage these challenges.
Combining middle market loans with strategically sourced deals in private placement and project finance markets allows for a more diversified portfolio that has the potential to deliver returns that have been less correlated to economic cycles.