Andrew Berlin

Vice President and Director of Policy Research
(212) 880-3027

Andrew joined the LSTA team in 2023, bringing a wealth of capital markets experience and insights to bear on his role here. As Policy Research director, he strategizes on LSTA policy initiatives, leads our thought leadership and policy-related research, and engages loan market participants, press, regulators, members of Congress and other stakeholders on market developments and LSTA’s policy positions.

Andrew was previously with consulting firm Protiviti, where he was director of Thought Leadership and Content Strategy for the Global Financial Services Industry practice. That role followed on a decade of on-the-ground experience covering leveraged finance capital markets as a journalist and in editorial leadership roles at Debtwire, Reuters and Octus.

Andrew holds an MBA from Boston University and a BFA from New York University.

Recent publications

Banks left C&I standards unchanged in 2Q26 but eased key loan terms, even as standards for NDFI lending stayed notably tighter.
This session helped participants become better equipped to read a BDC filing—showing where to locate key data points across footnotes, schedules, and disclosures.
This replay helps viewers become better equipped to read a BDC filing—showing where to find key data points across footnotes, schedules, and disclosures.
A centralized tool for members to track proposed rulemakings, consultations, and key regulatory milestones.
Join us for the sixth episode, where we discuss what's drawing Asian investor capital toward European private credit and whether Europe will see the same convergence of the direct lending and syndicated loan markets as the U.S.
The LSTA responds to the 2026 Form PF Amendment Proposal, supporting efforts to refocus the form on systemic‑risk monitoring.
See the latest update on business development company (BDC) growth – which jumped up in 1Q26 – along with BDC structure, financing and asset quality.
ACC and LSTA urge NAIC to implement BSL CLO capital factors in 2026, defer MM CLOs and CDOs, and delay the PAF framework pending further analysis.
LSTA & ACC submit comment letter supporting adding a separate CLO column to Form LR002.
LSTA & ACC submit comment letter supporting the America Academy of Actuaries comparable-attributes model for setting C-1 risk-based capital charges on CLOs.

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