Leveraging relationships in direct lending origination for competitive advantage
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John Liguori, Chief Investment Officer, Middle Market Direct Lending, Jefferies Credit Partners
August 2025
In this exclusive interview, John shares how Jefferies Credit Partners leverages its relationships in direct lending origination through its shareholders and how that enables them to stand out in a competitive market, in terms of their approach and access to best-in-class deals and navigating opportunities through volatile market conditions.
Watch the full interview which covers:
0:20 - Tell us about Jefferies Credit Partners in terms of where you invest and some of the characteristics of your investment portfolios?
1:28 - How does the relationship with your two shareholders MassMutual and Jefferies help your overall business and investment strategy?
3:24 - What should investors be looking for when picking a private credit manager in a crowded space?
5:47 - How do you think about building private credit portfolios that can sustain a period of volatility?
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John Liguori, Chief Investment Officer, Middle Market Direct Lending, Jefferies Credit Partners
John is a co-founding member of Jefferies Finance and the Chief Investment Officer of Jefferies Credit Partner’s (JCP) middle market direct lending business. He has primary responsibility for JCP’s middle market investment sourcing, execution and portfolio management and leading JCP’s middle market fundraising efforts. He has also worked in similar lending roles at GE Capital, Heller Financial, AIG Investments and Prudential Capital Group.
John received a BS in Finance from Rutgers College and the Undergraduate School of Business and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
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