GMB Global Private & Alternative Credit Conference 2026

Paul Hasting Global Finance partner and co-chair of the Abu Dhabi office William Watson will moderate the panel “Global Private Credit: Boom, Bubble or Built to Last?” from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.GST on June 24 at the GBM Global Private & Alternative Credit Conference at Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Centre in Dubai.

This panel’s topics will include:

• Is the global private credit boom approaching a bubble, and if a correction occurs, would the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) feel the shock, or is the region’s earlier-stage market still largely insulated from global concerns?
• How has private credit in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held up amid heightened geopolitical volatility, rising energy prices and tighter financial conditions?
• Have MENA-focused funds benefited from a relative flight to regional familiarity, or have they faced the same fundraising and liquidity pressures seen globally?
• With private equity and venture capital facing headwinds, does private credit stand to benefit from shifting capital flows or risk losing its deal pipeline?
• As wealth managers and private banks expand into private credit, how will this influx of retail capital reshape the asset class?
• Amid shifting global deal flow, which regions are emerging as the most compelling markets for private credit deployment?

For more information, visit the event website here.