Can senior debt’s strong performance be maintained? The IRRs delivered by the strategy since 2017 have been impressive. The asset class is coming under scrutiny but will aim to prove the doubters wrong. It’s been a good time to be investing in senior debt, as indicated by our proprietary chart showing top quartile, bottom quartile…
Heads turn to Europe There is renewed investor interest in the region even though it’s not yet becoming evident from the fundraising data. Next week Private Debt Investor welcomes the private credit community to London for our annual Europe Summit. There won’t be any shortage of conversational items on the agenda…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
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 transaction and fundraising figures moved in one direction last year – up – but when it comes to market sentiment, the direction of travel is…
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 saga. The first quarter of 2026 was the most prolific Q1 for global private credit fundraising in the last five years according to our data, setting the stage for…
Five key takeaways from the secondaries market The rise of the GP-led deal and suspicion over valuations are among the themes emerging from our latest study of secondaries. With secondaries activity thriving across alternative asset classes, the latest Global Market Survey 2026 from Private Debt Investor’s affiliate title Secondaries Investor reveals the following insights:… Subscribe
Scrutiny of ‘liquid’ private credit grows Investor redemptions have created some negative headlines around the asset class, with concern focused on fund structuring. Private credit’s evergreen challenges are the fault of poor design or marketing, rather than an inherent issue with the underlying asset class. That was the message for attendees at the Milken Institute…
Fundraising shows signs of weakening It’s only the first quarter, but there are indications that macro events may be taking something of a toll on capital-raising efforts. With just a week to go until the release of Private Debt Investor’s Q1 2026 Fundraising Report, initial figures indicate that fundraising in the first quarter will fall…
LPs are choosing to stay positive For investors in private credit wanting to build up their allocations, criticism of the asset class is a sideshow – for now at least. “LPs shutting out the noise” was the theme of a recently published Private Debt Investor feature, which reflected on the positive sentiments of limited partners…
The challenge of retail capital becomes evident Private credit fund redemptions have put semi-liquid, evergreen funds firmly in the spotlight. The three “Bs” – Blackstone, BlackRock and Blue Owl – have all found themselves at the centre of media coverage focused on investor redemptions. This in turn prompts urgent consideration of the suitability of private…
Strong performance in a dislocated world The covid pandemic saw high-quality assets with temporary difficulties being snapped up at discounted valuations. In this, the final reflection on our inaugural private markets performance quarterly report, we cast our minds back to a classic period of dislocation – the covid pandemic – and the impact it had…