9Questions — James Reynolds, Goldman Sachs — Soft landing, full steam ahead?
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Goldman Sachs took its first foray into private credit markets almost 30 years ago with the formation of GS Mezzanine Partners I, a 1996 vintage mezzanine fund with $1.2bn in available capital. Since those nascent days, Goldman’s private credit business has grown to comprise four strategies with more than $100bn of assets under management.
As a 23-year company veteran, James Reynolds, global head of direct lending at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and co-CEO at Goldman Sachs Asset Management International, has certainly been around the recessionary block a few times. Reynolds sat down with 9fin to share his insights on the direction private credit is charting at a crucial moment, as global markets eagerly anticipate the arrival of a soft landing and ensuing rate cuts in the coming months.