M&A, BDCs and Certainty: Blackstone’s Victoria Chant on M&A, BDCs Financing their Own Operations and Private Credit Benefits

In this episode of the LevFin Insights Levered Lines podcast, Andrew Hedlund chats with Victoria Chant, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Formation at Blackstone Credit and Insurance. Their discussion focuses on her role in capital formation and accessing debt capital markets. Key topics include trends in M&A activity, the effects of a strong economy and robust markets, and how BDCs think about their own debt financings. They also explore the interaction between syndicated and private credit markets, the impact of capital costs, and the growth of BDCs. Victoria highlights the advantages of private credit, using Blackstone’s $2 billion loan to Dropbox as an example, and discusses its competitive edge in speed and certainty for companies seeking capital.