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Business of Private Credit: Claude Says
Even chatbots know AI won’t have a one-size-fits-all impact on the middle market. Yet for the last year or so, the market has treated AI disruption as a storm cloud hanging over every private credit portfolio.
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July 14, 2026 
US syndicated LBO loan volume has reached US$84bn YTD; Additional US$25bn in pipeline
US BSL loan volume backing private equity sponsored activity totaled US$969bn so far this year.
North America consolidates fundraising dominance
We reveal some of the preliminary findings from our PDI 200 ranking of private credit’s most successful fundraisers. Through the…
Lower for Longer
Direct lending defaults lead credit categories in low defaults, though headed higher. Source: KBRA DLD Default Research
PE nowcast versus reported return
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The PE Barometer remains in neutral territory with a score of 57, producing a nowcast of 3.9%…
M&A Gains Momentum Amid October Slowdown in Leveraged Loan Market
Click here to access Bloomberg’s US Leveraged Finance Chartbook October saw a notable decline in US institutional leveraged loan activity,…
Share of Loans with Uncapped EBITDA Add-Backs
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
U.S. Business Development Companies Outlook 2026
Click here to download report. Fitch Ratings has a ‘deteriorating’ sector outlook for U.S. business development companies (BDCs) in 2026,…
US repricings slow in early 3Q25 as new loan assets re-emerge
US leveraged lenders completed just under US$18bn of repriced institutional loan volume during the month of October, down from over…
An investor vote of confidence
Amid some mixed headlines, private markets appear to be as popular as ever with those who provide them with their…
Higher for Longer
Larger LBO financings in direct lending are sporting increasingly higher leverage. Source: KBRA DLD Research, 3-month rolling averages
No One Details a Rental Car
In his 1985 best-selling “A Passion for Excellence,” Tom Peters tells the story of General Bill Creech, who led a…
US Leveraged Loans Return 4.5% Through October
Click here to access Bloomberg’s latest Global Leveraged Loan Index Report The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) returned…
U.S. Private Credit and Middle Market Monitor: 3Q25
Click here to learn more. Fitch’s Privately Monitored Ratings Portfolio Overview, 3Q25 In the charts above, Fitch presents aggregate data…
Gone Fishing
On November 5th, the 2025 government shutdown became the longest in US history. Source: The Daily Shot
Out to Lunch
The Fed’s rate cut last week of 25 bps brings the funds benchmark down to 3.75-4.00%. That’s roughly 150 bps…
Pet Smart
News reached us last week of an unfortunate Shillington, PA man wounded when his shotgun went off. Police believe his…