Rachel McGovern

Managing Director at KBRA DLD

Interviewer

Rachel McGovern is a Managing Director at KBRA DLD—a division of KBRA Analytics—based in Dublin, where she leads the news and data publication efforts in Europe. With over a decade of experience covering the private debt market, Rachel has built a reputation for uncovering critical developments and enhancing data transparency in this traditionally opaque sector.

Rachel joined the company in 2022 and developed KBRA’s European database of private terms. She is responsible for breaking news, conducting in-depth analyses for a quarterly report on new issuance pricing and terms, and producing a quarterly default radar for the direct lending market.

Prior to joining KBRA, Rachel held roles at leading financial publications including Bloomberg and LCD.

Rachel holds a master’s degree in journalism from London City University and a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College Dublin.