Podcast: WhiteHorse Capital 2025 Lending Outlook
February 6, 2025 – It was an extremely challenging year for direct lending in 2024, as depressed transaction activity and ample credit availability created pricing pressure and a gradual relaxation of underwriting standards. In 2025, lending activity is anticipated to increase due to several factors, including declining interest rates, potential deregulation by the new administration, and investor pressure on PE firms for realizations and deployment of capital. In a recent podcast hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), WhiteHorse U.S. Executive Managing Director and CEO Stuart Aronson, and President and Global Head of Originations Pankaj Gupta, discussed these market trends and how they are shaping underwriting standards, what’s ahead for lenders in 2025, how portfolios will perform and more.
Listen to Stuart and Pankaj’s insights here: https://middlemarketgrowth.org/conversations-2025-lending-outlook-whitehorse-capital/
About WhiteHorse Capital
WhiteHorse Capital provides debt financing to middle market companies across a wide range of industries including Telecom, Media and Technology, Healthcare, Business Services and Financial Services. WhiteHorse has a broad investment mandate and provides senior and subordinated debt for refinancings, growth capital, acquisitions, buyouts, and balance sheet recapitalizations. In 2024 WhiteHorse professionals, across the U.S. and Europe, completed 56 transactions, ranging in size from $25MM to $225MM. The team brings extensive experience and a proven track record of providing creative financing structures and employing a long term relationship oriented portfolio management philosophy. To learn more, visit whitehorse.com.