with Ofer Shapira

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The private credit secondary market is growing and if you’re in this space, you already know the infrastructure hasn’t kept up. I sat down with Ofer Shapira, founder of Soteria, an AI-powered platform built to match buyers and sellers of private credit loans with the discretion this market demands.

We get into what’s really happening as interest rates stay elevated, why debt service coverage ratios are quietly breaking deals, and what’s putting smaller lenders in a difficult position when they can’t raise capital the way larger institutions can. Bankruptcy isn’t just costly, it’s a trap that’s easier to walk into than most in this industry want to admit.

Ofer breaks down how AI is changing the matchmaking process, why aggregating smaller loans is unlocking new opportunities for institutional investors, and where the private credit secondary market is headed. The infrastructure is being rebuilt. The question is who’s positioned when it is.

About Our Guest:
Ofer Shapira is the Founder and CEO of Soteria, an AI-driven marketplace that automates and facilitates the historically challenging process of trading distressed and illiquid assets while providing benchmarks for the pricing of those assets. He is a distressed debt specialist and one of Israel’s elite insolvency professionals. Connect further with Ofer Shapira on LinkedIn.

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