S11EP3: Autumn Budget - As Bad As We Thought?; Zilch Expands Consumer Loan Securitisation Facility to £150mn; BlackRock Bets on Private Credit with HPS Approach

Welcome back to the Firm Analyst! We have a range of stories to cover this week, including: the Labour government's autumn budget and what this means for SMEs, the PE industry and the economy at large; Zilch's use of a securitisation facility to fund its Buy Now Pay Later operations and why this funding technique remains popular in the financial markets; and what BlackRock's approach to HPS - an alternative lending giant - tells us about the growing importance of private credit in the global economy. I hope you enjoy the episode! Link to access on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/thefirmanalyst