In this episode of The Credit Bubble Podcast, I sit down with Matt Schwartz, Partner at DLA Piper, to talk about his path into law and how he became a go-to counsel for banks and private credit funds. We dig into the evolution of venture and growth-stage lending, the impact of SVB’s collapse, and the role of AI in credit. Matt also shares the story behind his “Law Dad” posts on LinkedIn and how opening up personally has resonated with thousands across the industry.
Profiles in Credit
Matt Schwartz: A Lawyer's Perspective on the Evolution of Venture and Growth Lending
Matt Schwartz: A Lawyer's Perspective on the Evolution of Venture and Growth Lending
Profiles in Credit
Every credit market has its own underwriting logic. What counts as collateral. What advance rate is defensible. Where there's room to negotiate and where there isn't. The answers look nothing alike across equipment finance, fund finance, or venture debt. Each episode, Derek Brunelle sits down with a specialist in one of them and works through how deals in that market really get done. For anyone raising debt capital, it's a look at how the person across the table is thinking before you're ever in the room.
Every credit market has its own underwriting logic. What counts as collateral. What advance rate is defensible. Where there's room to negotiate and where there isn't. The answers look nothing alike across equipment finance, fund finance, or venture debt. Each episode, Derek Brunelle sits down with a specialist in one of them and works through how deals in that market really get done. For anyone raising debt capital, it's a look at how the person across the table is thinking before you're ever in the room.Listen on
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