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DEBT SERIOUS Podcast

DEBT SERIOUS Podcast

DEBT SERIOUS 7 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

Deep-dive conversations exploring private credit, leveraged finance, distressed debt, and debt capital markets.

Episodes

Podcast | Episode #8: BDC Tender Offers | John Cox, Founder & CEO of Cox Capital
Podcast | Episode #8: BDC Tender Offers | John Cox, Founder & CEO of Cox Capital Aug 20, 2026 1812 John Cox is the Founder, CEO, and CIO of Cox Capital Partners, an alternative asset manager focused on niche secondary markets. The firm provides asset management solutions to investors and liquidity to sellers in fragmented, capacity-constrained markets.John founded Cox Capital Partners in 2020. Before that, he served as Head of Strategy at Alternative Investment Exchange (AIX) and was a Director
Podcast | Episode #7: How Lenders Value Private Credit Loans | Ron Kahn, Co-Head of Global Valuations and Opinion Group at Lincoln International
Podcast | Episode #7: How Lenders Value Private Credit Loans | Ron Kahn, Co-Head of Global Valuations and Opinion Group at Lincoln International May 30, 2026 2241 Ron is Co-Head of Lincoln International’s Global Valuations and Opinions Group, leading a team of more than 250 portfolio valuation and transaction opinion professionals. Ron provides capital advisory and valuation expertise to clients across industries and serves on the firm’s Global Executive Committee.Ron has more than 30 years of experience advising corporate and private equity clients on the
Podcast | Episode #6: Private Credit in the Lower Middle Market | Andrew Eversfield, Co-Head of Direct Lending at Sound Point Capital
Podcast | Episode #6: Private Credit in the Lower Middle Market | Andrew Eversfield, Co-Head of Direct Lending at Sound Point Capital Apr 25, 2026 2535 Andrew Eversfield joined Sound Point Capital in 2021 and is currently the Co-Head of Direct Lending. He was a Managing Director at CVC Credit Partners when Sound Point Capital acquired their Direct Lending platform in June 2021.Before CVC, Andrew was part of GE, where he was selected for the Corporate Leadership Staff and held a range of senior roles across finance, sales, and platform leadership
Podcast | Episode #5: Hidden Risks in PE-Owned Life Insurance | Tom Gober of Thomas Gober Forensic Accounting
Podcast | Episode #5: Hidden Risks in PE-Owned Life Insurance | Tom Gober of Thomas Gober Forensic Accounting Feb 28, 2026 3524 Tom Gober is President of Thomas Gober Forensic Accounting Services and specializes in forensic accounting and fraud investigations, primarily in the insurance and reinsurance industries. Since the 2008 financial crisis, his work has focused on the financial condition of the U.S. life and annuity sector, particularly captive reinsurance structures used to offload liabilities and inflate liquidity,
Podcast | Episode #4: Interval Funds, Secondaries, and Private BDCs | Leyla Kunimoto of Accredited Investor Insights
Podcast | Episode #4: Interval Funds, Secondaries, and Private BDCs | Leyla Kunimoto of Accredited Investor Insights Feb 6, 2026 1876 Leyla Kunimoto is an investor and editor of Accredited Investor Insights, a newsletter that helps investors navigate private markets. She writes about private equity, private credit, and real estate, focusing on the practical realities of evaluating alternative investments from the limited partner perspective. Leyla began investing in public markets in 2001 and expanded into private markets in 202
Podcast | Episode #3: The Fed, Liberty, and Private Credit | Jim Grant of Grant's Interest Rate Observer
Podcast | Episode #3: The Fed, Liberty, and Private Credit | Jim Grant of Grant's Interest Rate Observer Dec 13, 2025 1762 Jim Grant is the founder and editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer and one of the most respected voices in financial markets. Grant is the author of ten books on finance and history. His most recent book is Friends Until the End: Edmund Burke and Charles Fox in the Age of Revolution. His other works include Money of the Mind, a history of borrowing and lending in America; a life of John Adams,
Podcast | Episode #2: CLOs: No Credit Contagion | Michael Kao of Kao Family Office / Akanthos Capital
Podcast | Episode #2: CLOs: No Credit Contagion | Michael Kao of Kao Family Office / Akanthos Capital Nov 16, 2025 2929 Michael Kao has been in the investment business for 30+ years, with extensive experience analyzing and investing across a wide range of markets and asset classes — from commodities and credit to convertible arbitrage, capital structure and event-driven strategies, and distressed debt and equity.He began his career in the early 1990s in the commodities unit at Goldman Sachs in New York. After Goldm
Podcast | Episode #1: First Brands Bankruptcy | Joe Sarachek, Managing Director at Sarachek Law
Podcast | Episode #1: First Brands Bankruptcy | Joe Sarachek, Managing Director at Sarachek Law Oct 12, 2025 2700 Joe Sarachek is one of the most seasoned voices in distressed debt. He is the Managing Partner at Sarachek Law and has spent three decades working on hundreds of bankruptcy cases.Joe also runs Strategic Liquidity Fund, teaches bankruptcy investing at NYU Stern, and published The Distressed Investing Playbook—a book that combines case studies, strategy, and legal insight for anyone serious about di

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