9Questions — Philip Hertz and Melissa Coakley, Sidley Austin — The new kid on the block

9Questions — Elad Shraga, Signal — Game-changing opportunity in European credit

Signal Capital Partners has proudly styled itself as a European credit specialist since it was formed in 2015, believing it holds an edge versus US asset managers looking to expand on the continent.

9Questions — S Alexandra de Padua, Sean Darling, and Agnès Rossi, Proskauer — Infrastructure debt at the crossroads

Today’s infrastructure financings rarely fit neatly into traditional legal or capital markets categories: What was once viewed as a relatively straightforward real estate or project finance story has expanded into the broader capital markets ecosystem.

9Questions — Aly Hirji, Elmwood — completing a CLO trilogy

Elmwood, the US CLO manager backed by Elliott, is making its push into European credit at a moment when the asset class is drawing fresh attention from a broadening pool of global investors. 9fin sits down with Aly Hirji, head of European credit and portfolio manager at Elmwood to discuss why he has chosen the firm as the platform for his third European CLO build, and how the firm is navigating a market reshaped by geopolitics, AI-driven sector dispersion and shifting global capital flows.

9Questions — Chad Doerge, Round Hill Music — Cashing in on the chorus

Chad Doerge is the deputy CEO and president of Round Hill Music, which manages a $1.1bn portfolio of music rights. He joined the firm from Aiera, an AI-powered fintech platform and previously held senior roles at Evercore ISI, ISI Group and Deutsche Bank.

9Questions — Damien Dwin, Lafayette Square — The labor risks that middle market lenders are missing

9Questions — Michael Graham, AXA IM Core at BNP Paribas Asset Management — Outlook for 2026

9fin | 9Questions is our Q&A series featuring key decision-makers in the corporate credit markets. This interview is with Michael Graham, AXA IM Core at BNP Paribas Asset Management.