Oct 2025
Fortune | Wall Street Might Be Panicking Over Private Credit, but Insiders Can’t See What All the Fuss Is About
Originally posted by Fortune on October 20, 2025.
Brian Garfield, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations and Opinions Group, provided insight on the private credit market, emphasizing the critical distinction between BSL facilities and direct lending, a nuanced perspective drawn from Lincoln International’s extensive experience conducting over 6,500 quarterly private company valuations.
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Brian Garfield provided insight on the private credit market to Fortune.
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Brian Garfield
Managing Director & Head of U.S. Portfolio Valuations
New York
