Get ready for this year’s US Open Tennis Championships by watching the third installment of the US Open Tennis Extravaganza – featuring co-hosts Valerie Mason and Barry Bobrow. This special edition of the In the Know podcast features tennis insights from two of the biggest tennis fans there are. It begins with words of wisdom from Tennis legend and fellow podcaster Rennae Stubbs – and moves on to Valerie and Barry’s thoughts into this year’s draw, their picks for winners, and their tips on how to get the most out of your visit to this year’s US Open. This year’s tournament begins August 26.

The next release in our SFNet presents “In the Know” podcast series is now available. Host Barry Bobrow is joined by his longtime friend Ted Koenig, Chairman, CEO and Founder of Monroe Capital LLC a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets. Monroe focuses on senior secured loans to leveraged companies, typically with less than $50MM in EBITDA and is one of the largest managers of its kind, with approximately $20 billion in assets under management today.

Ted has roots as an asset-based lending attorney in Chicago and over the past 25 years has become a leading figure in the growing world of direct lending. He and Barry cover a wide range of topics including the origins, rapid growth, and future opportunities for direct lending.

In this episode, Barry has a great discussion with his Regions Bank colleague, Alan McKnight, on the state of financial markets. Alan is Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Regions Asset Management, and is responsible for overall investment strategy, portfolio and risk management, portfolio construction, and oversight for approximately $70BN in assets under management and $150BN in assets under advisement at Regions. Alan also serves as the chief spokesperson for Regions on portfolio strategy, asset allocation and overall markets, speaking frequently on outlets such as CNBC and Bloomberg and writing for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money and others. Alan and Barry have collaborated on several internal market updates and now they bring Alan’s unique insights to you.