Benefit Street Partners

We’re honored to have Catherine Saunders, Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners, as a speaker at the LPGP Connect 7th Annual Women in Private Debt New York! Join us on April 9, 2025. ? Catherine Saunders is a managing director with Benefit Street Partners and Alcentra, based in our New York office. Prior to joining BSP in 2015, Ms. Saunders was an associate at Citigroup in New York, where she worked in the real estate finance group, focused on corporate lending. During her time at Citigroup, Ms. Saunders also worked in the equity capital markets group. Ms. Saunders received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University. Don’t miss top industry leaders discuss key trends shaping the sector. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dcxedFXj #WomenInPrivateDebt #FinanceLeadership #AlternativeCredit #InvestmentStrategies #LPGPConnect #CapitalMarkets #PrivateDebtConference #NYCFinance

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Acquisition of NewPoint Holdings JV LLC Full Press Release here: https://lnkd.in/d_jUvYBJ

Benefit Street Partners was honored to support Cycle for Survival , a movement dedicated to funding rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). ? Cycle for Survival is MSK’s official rare cancer fundraising program, with 100% of every dollar raised fueling pioneering research and clinical trials. These efforts have led to groundbreaking discoveries and treatments that offer hope to countless patients and families affected by rare cancers. ? We are grateful to everyone who joined us in this fight and supported our team. Your contributions will directly impact the lives of those battling rare cancers and help advance the innovative work being done at MSK.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Acquisition of NewPoint Holdings JV LLC Full Press Release here: https://lnkd.in/d_jUvYBJ

Michael Comparato, head of real estate at Benefit Street Partners discusses commercial real estate (CRE) CLOs with?Shiloh Bates on The CLO Investor Podcast. https://lnkd.in/eehDFiWC

Yesterday, Anant Kumar had the opportunity to speak at the CFA Society Providence event, sharing insights on current macro trends, and how Benefit Street Partners navigates turbulent times. It was a great discussion with industry professionals, and we appreciate everyone who joined the conversation.

“We have seen a resurgence in the popularity of CLOs among major institutional investors over the past six months,” said Cathy Bevan, Head of Structured Credit and PM at Alcentra. “The track record of our global structured credit business, the set-up of our team across US and Europe and our ability to be dynamic means we are very well positioned to capitalise on growing appeal of the asset class.” We're delighted to announce that our CLO strategies have recently taken in $1 billion from global institutional investors - proof-positive of the appetite for the asset class among investors, and a stamp of approval for our team's track record of delivering superior risk-adjusted returns. Check out the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/ekYPXJMi

In this episode of Seyfarth Shaw LLP's The Property Line podcast,?Michael Comparato , head of commercial real estate at Benefit Street Partners, joins?John Domby?and?Dan Evans?to discuss the current state of the commercial real estate market and forecast what lenders should expect in the near to mid-term. Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gw2zM_pu

Thanks to Benefit Street Partners and our participants Prashant Tewari, Daniel Walsh, Marc Weidner, Andrew Mitro and Matt Frazier for joining CFA Society Cleveland at our real estate panel. Thanks for all the insights on the real estate market and thanks to Benefits Street Partners and Catherine Saunders for sponsoring the event

Benefit Street Partners' Richa Tandon spoke at the BAI Private Debt Symposium 2025 last week in Frankfurt, where she shared insights on the evolving US vs. European mid-market direct lending landscape.