At the 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit, Victor Khosla, CIO of Strategic Value Partners (SVP), highlighted a “huge opportunity” building in the credit landscape. Despite seemingly stable markets, a significant undercurrent of distress is emerging, particularly within private equity and vast debt markets.
2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit – Strategic Value Partners’ Victor Khosla
The Building Wave of Distressed Debt: An Overview
This was a key insight shared by Victor Khosla, CIO of Strategic Value Partners (SVP), a firm managing $22 billion in assets under management (AUM) and known for its focus on distressed debt and restructuring. During a panel at the 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit, Khosla illuminated the cracks appearing beneath the surface, particularly within private equity and vast debt markets.

