Benchmarking middle market performance against industry standard key performance metrics; market size and opportunity scope, issuance volumes, transaction pricing etc. Practical challenges for CLO managers in sourcing and underwriting middle market loans. Evolution of the middle market vs BSL; retrenchment or growth under market conditions, manager landscape and styles/strategies, liquidity and underlying asset pools, capital allocation, and investor appetite. Opportunities and threats to the middle market space? I.e., new loan products, diversification through specific industries vs. transparency and performance data.