Relative Return: Reaping the benefits of private markets exposure



In this episode of Relative Return, host Keith Ford speaks to the managing partner of Metrics Credit Partners, Andrew Lockhart, about the benefits of private markets exposure in a diversified investment portfolio.
Listen as they discuss:
- Why private markets investing is so attractive in the current environment.
- How Metrics Credit Partners identifies lucrative investment opportunities in private debt and private equity.
- The strategies leveraged to mitigate market risks.
- How to best position private debt in an investment portfolio.

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