Schroders Capital creates $30bn private debt and credit alternatives business
The unit will be led by Michelle Russell-Dowe and Stephan Ruoff, who will serve as co-heads.
The Private Debt and Credit Alternatives business will comprise real asset debt, structured and corporate credit, specialty finance and impact lending. It will initially oversee $30bn in assets under management and will be home to more than 100 investment professionals.
The unit will be led by Michelle Russell-Dowe and Stephan Ruoff, who will serve as co-heads and report to Georg Wunderlin, global head of private assets.
Based in the US, Russell-Dowe and Ruoff will maintain their responsibilities as global head of securities product and asset-based finance, and global head of insurance-linked securities, respectively.
Global alternatives industry poised for slower growth as macro headwinds bite
Strategies under the new unit will merge into a shared platform to offer clients a broader range of accessible products, as well as share macroeconomic views and strengthen the company's distribution and risk management.
Russell-Dowe and Ruoff said: «Investors are having to navigate an ever-evolving, often volatile market environment and they need dynamic and flexible solutions to navigate market conditions that are unfamiliar to many. We are witnessing structural changes that have resulted in higher interest rates.
»With this backdrop, there is a heightened focus on debt and credit. The creation of our platform allows us to provide clients with flexible solutions at a critical time, while enhancing our perspective and improving our ability to manage change as we focus on delivering innovative dynamic solutions, which will meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.
«The combined expertise and streamlined approach will create a process
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