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Business of Private Credit: Safety, Not Size
Even the best credit managers have loans that go bad. What separates them from everyone else is the history and experience they bring to working these problems out.
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August 5, 2026 
1Q26 US Sponsored direct lending volume down across financing purposes
Direct lenders raised less than US$77bn to back sponsor activity in 1Q26, a 30% decline compared to 4Q25 results.
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Investor education is becoming critical as quarterly redemption limits are being tested. Source: Data is derived from publicly available information,…
Direct lending ends 4Q25 with its strongest quarter in three years
Direct lending volumes surged 24% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to USD 119.5bn in 4Q25, compared with USD 96.2bn in 3Q25. The volume…
US software credit vulnerable to EBITDA stress; MM CLOs resilient
Technology software issuers in Fitch’s model-based credit opinion (MCO) portfolio were more vulnerable to credit deterioration under a severe earnings stress than issuers in the portfolio excluding the technology software sector.
PE take-private deal activity
PE take-private activity was robust in Q1 2026, as value rose to $64.3 billion, up 13.0% QoQ and 53.3% YoY, even as deal count fell to 13 from 14 last quarter.
Loan Funds See Inflows Following Steady Stream of Redemptions
Retail investors have returned to loan funds following two months of net redemptions.
Secondaries on the rise – but views of it differ
Alignment is something not everyone can agree on, but there’s little doubt this is a market with strong momentum. Secondaries…
BDC Holders by Portfolio Company
Octus analyzed 27 stressed securities across 23 borrowers and found that fair value pricing varied by as much as 40…
US Leveraged Loan Launches Remain Muted Amid Wider Uncertainty
The US leveraged loan market has struggled to regain momentum following a sharp slowdown in issuance in February, as market volatility continues to weigh on activity.
No sign of panic from institutions
The likes of pensions and insurers are, if anything, accelerating their commitments to private credit – despite the retail redemption…
US Software Credit Faces EBITDA Stress; MM CLOs Remain Resilient
U.S. technology software sector issuers in Fitch Ratings’ model-based, point-in-time credit opinion (MCO) portfolio are more vulnerable to credit deterioration under a severe earnings stress scenario compared with the portfolio excluding the technology software sector.
HALO versus software as a share of PE deal value ($B)
The hottest debate in public markets right now is not whether AI will disrupt software but how much, how fast, and who is left standing.
Unitranche deal flow falls sharply in 1Q26
Amid fears around the potential impact of AI disintermediation on software and other sectors plus a challenging geopolitical backdrop, unitranche…
The OG of Private Credit: The Liquidity Mirage
The word “private” in private credit signifies not just “non-public,” but “non-traded.”