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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home
Much attention has been paid to the suitability of Matt Damon in the lead role as the wily Odysseus in this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster.
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August 12, 2026 
Private debt institutional, retail, and insurance AUM ($B)
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Perpetual vehicles for the private wealth investor, also known as semiliquid funds, raised $122 billion in 2024.
U.S. BSL & MM CLO Spotlight – February 2025
Click here to download report. At the end of February 2025, 20 CLOs had exposure to at least one defaulted…
BDC AUM growth shows no signs of slowing, climbing to US$438bn
BDC market growth shows no signs of slowing, with assets under management (AUM) soaring to a record US$438bn in 4Q24.
Percentage of Loans with F&C Tranche Growers
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
Reverse Gear
After seven straight weeks of cash in-flows, high-yield funds showed out-flows. Source: Morningstar/PitchBook
Private Credit in a Post-Rate World (First of a Series)
When you’re successful, everyone wants a piece of you. That’s the challenge private credit faces today. It’s grown from a…
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance - March 2025
Source: SPP Capital Partners Contact: Stefan Shaffersshaffer@sppcapital.com
US Leveraged Loan Primary Market Slowdown Continues
After a record start, US leveraged loan launches last week fell to their lowest level this year at just $10.56b.…
Percentage of Deals with 75+ bps MFN
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
Lender-Sponsor Dynamics Mark Default Outcomes for Private Credit
Click here to learn more. Join Fitch Rating upcoming Webinar: The Highs and Lows of Private Credit Defaults and Recoveries…
Identifying likely buyout take-private targets
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Since the inception of the buyout strategy in the 1980s, buyout managers have maintained a core playbook:…
Refinancings continue to dominate institutional loans calendar in 1Q25
Despite steady loan market liquidity and unabated demand for assets, new institutional loan volume – at US$37bn – has been…
Measuring the pain points
Liquidity and exits loomed large in our survey of LP and GP concerns. An exclusive PEI survey of more than…
The Shortest Month
After peaking last fall, leveraged loan returns dropped sharply in February. Source: PitchBook
Private Credit in a Post-Rate World (Fourth of a Series)
The proponents and beneficiaries of private capital have long recognized its virtue of being less correlated with headline risk than…
Private Credit in a Post-Rate World (Last of a Series)
The notion of a post-rate world is arguable, as anyone in the capital markets over the past two decades would…