Russell Investments Global Private Credit Strategy
Russell Investments Global Private Credit Strategy offers a single access point to a complete credit asset class allocation, with a diversified global portfolio in a user-friendly evergreen structure.
What does the Global Private Credit Strategy invest in?
The Global Private Credit Strategy is a holistic private credit solution diversified across collateral type and geography.
Corporate lending
Loans to highly levered companies that are often backed by private equity sponsors.
Real estate debt
Loans for real estate purchases. Post-GFC leverage is low, but customized finance solutions offer attractive opportunities for private credit investors.
Asset-backed lending
Loans for physical or financial assets with low LTV or high cash generation. This diverse sector includes inventory, auto loans, non-performing loans, and home equity loans.
Other contractual income
Credit managers occasionally pursue various opportunities for contractual income, such as royalties, equipment leasing, and mortgage servicer rights.
PORTFOLIO
Private credit investment universe
Illustrative risk profile by strategy type: Our portfolio construction combines a broad opportunity set with deliberate sector selection
KEY BENEFITS
Why invest in the global private credit strategy?
Appealing returns with adjusted risk compared to public fixed income markets
The asset class offers distinct benefits in a portfolio
Protection from rising interest rates
Shorter duration relative to private equity
Multi-manager
strategy
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Keith Brakebill, CFA
Keith Brakebill is a senior portfolio manager on the private markets team, based in Seattle. Keith is responsible for managing Russell Investments’ private credit portfolios globally in both pooled vehicles and separately managed accounts. Before this role, Keith was a portfolio manager on the firm’s global fixed income team for over a decade managing a variety of liquid credit strategies. Prior to that, he was an analyst on Russell’s global fixed income research team. Keith joined the firm in 2007.
Prior to joining Russell Investments, Keith graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee's college scholars program and earned a Masters degree in the international policy studies program at Stanford University, where he also assisted in teaching undergraduate economics courses.