U.S. Private Credit: Sizing Up Defaults Click here to download report. This report examines private credit defaulters by EBITDA size, compares default rates across the two component Model-based Credit Opinion (MCO) and Privately Monitored Ratings (PMR) portfolios, and details default reasons…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Systemic Shock Could Expose Private Credit’s Broad Reach Click here to download report. A shock to the financial system that impacts the private credit sector could reveal the extent that it has moved from a niche product for sophisticated investors to an increasingly relevant component of the global capital markets…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a
U.S. Private Credit: Sizing Up Defaults Click here to download report. Issuers generating less than $25 million EBITDA defaulted at more than twice the rate of larger companies over the TTM ending 2Q25…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
U.S. Private Credit: Sizing Up Defaults Click here to download report. Small issuers generating less than $25 million EBITDA defaulted at more than double the rate of larger issuers in Fitch Ratings’ Private Credit Default Rate (PCDR) universe during the trailing twelve months (TTM) to 2Q25…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
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 utility capex and operating costs, according to Fitch Ratings in its new report U.S. Data Centers Resilient Amid Rising Costs…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
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 favorable market conditions that have materially reduced refinancing risk and signaled a further deepening of the investor base. The best-positioned BDCs benefit from diverse funding…
PIK Income Fell Modestly in 2Q25 for BDCs, Dividend Coverage Varies Click here to learn more. Payment-in-kind (PIK) income for Fitch-rated business development companies (BDCs) declined modestly in 2Q25 but remains above pre-2024 levels. This reflects persistent challenges in portfolio credit quality and the impact of structured PIK arrangements amid elevated interest rates. The latest…
Credit Journal – Private Credit Click here to download. This edition of Fitch Ratings’ Credit Journal series explores the growing world of Private Credit,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
U.S. Private Credit and Middle Market Performance Monitor: 2Q25 Click here to learn more. Fitch’s Privately Monitored Ratings Portfolio, Rating Activity The issuer-weighted TTM default rate for PMRs rose to 9.5% in 2Q25 from 7.8% in 1Q25. Fitch recorded 28 unique defaults for the TTM period, up from 23 in 1Q25. This is the highest…
Private Asset 401(k) Offerings Increase US Alt IMs’ Growth, Complexity Click here to learn more. A potential presidential executive order to facilitate investment in private assets for U.S. retirement plans, including 401(k)s, would provide alternative investment managers (Alt IMs) an additional avenue of growth from the $12.2 trillion defined-contribution market…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a