PE sponsors have not exploited looser private credit loan documentation against Antares
Tim Lyne · Tim Lyne – Three Decades of Private Credit at Antares (EP.346) · Oct 26, 2023 · at 37:32
Tim Lyne, CEO of Antares Capital, discusses sponsor behavior and creditor-on-creditor dynamics during distressed situations.
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“The documents are certainly a little looser than they were 10 years ago, but we have not seen sponsors really take advantage of those.”
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