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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 
Accordion Inside Maturity
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
Rents, Lease Pass Throughs Support US Data Centers Amid Higher Costs
Click here to learn more. Tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and federal policy changes are disrupting supply chains, increasing data center and…
Higher risk not always higher return
Investors are mulling opportunities beyond direct lending but moving up the risk curve doesn’t guarantee better results. Direct lending dominated…
Where’s the Beef?
A PitchBook survey showed private credit participants most worried about finding new deals. Source: PitchBook/LCD, data through Sept. 16, 2025
Leveraged Loan Launches Pick Back Up in September
Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook
US BDC Robust Unsecured Debt Issuance Reduces Funding, Liquidity Risk
Click here to learn more. Strong unsecured debt issuance has continued for rated business development companies (BDCs) in 2025 amid…
Private debt nowcast vs. reported returns
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The Private Debt Barometer currently holds a stable, slightly positive score of 53, with a nowcast of…
US LevFin issuance slips to US$200bn despite historically active August
For US LevFin, we saw trends of previous months continue to play out in August: (1) Defense over offense, with…
Business Service as Usual
Business services and tech remain strong sectors for LBO candidates. Source: KBRA DLD
Swiss Army Knife of Capital (Part One)
We recently joined several colleagues on an excellent PDI podcast – “New Era of Private Credit” – for a wide-ranging…
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - September 2025
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffersshaffer@sppcapital.com
The differing priorities of LPs and GPs
Investors and fund managers have diverging priority lists according to a survey. The current fundraising environment has given rise to…
Share of New-Issue Loans with Pick-Your-Poison Provisions
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Rolling one-year PE fund returns
Download PitchBook’s Report here. A review of desmoothed returns and the desmoothed nowcast over a rolling one-year horizon shows that PE…
US Leveraged Loan Returns Cool to 0.32% in August
Click here to access Bloomberg’s latest Global Leveraged Loan Index Report The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned…
Swiss Army Knife of Capital (Part Two)
Beyond yield, advisors and direct contribution (DC) plans look to private credit for diversification and deployment. These goals are not…