Bain’s Michael Ewald on private credit strategy

On the latest episode of Debtwire North America’s Debtwired!! series, Deputy Editor Reshmi Basu speaks to Michael Ewald, global head of the Private Credit Group at Bain Capital Credit. On this podcast, Michael touches on several topics, including how Bain's private credit strategy responded to and fared during the pandemic. He also delves into how the performance of the private credit market stacks up against the public market and how easy access to cheap capital has resulted in companies levering up too much. Prior to joining Bain Capital Credit in 1998, Michael was an associate consultant at Bain & Company where he focused on strategy consulting to the financial services, manufacturing and consumer products industries. He also serves as CEO of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., a publicly traded business development company.