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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home
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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…
Performance and regulation are worries for LPs
Our latest test of investor opinion finds tougher market conditions impacting the responses. In this column we offer readers of…
Allocations on the increase
Our latest GI 75 ranking of private credit’s biggest investors shows allocations increasing, with pension funds and insurers dominant. Eight…
The rise of retail
Private credit is still having much success raising capital from institutions, but it doesn’t stop the retail investor from taking…
Multi-regional funds and secondaries on the rise
Two trends have emerged from our latest fundraising data to the end of Q3. The US is no longer the…
Fundraising puts on a surge in Q3
The Liberation Day announcement put the brakes on capital accumulation in Q2, but it’s come roaring back. Having looked on…
Notes from New York
What’s on the minds of private debt professionals? Regulation, market conditions and distressed debt all had an airing at our…
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…
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…
Hints of LP support waning for US
Up to the mid-point of this year, capital raising by US funds was still going strong – but LPs appeared…
Unrealised potential
Investors are struggling to get as much invested in private credit as they would like, although there has been a…
Senior debt loses its dominance
The first half of this year saw investor commitments more widely dispersed in the asset class. In last week’s column,…
A fundraising half of ups and downs
Those raising capital for private debt still face challenging conditions despite Q1 have raised hopes of a revival. Private debt…
2025 sees fundraising extremes
Our data shows the brakes have been slammed by investors after a fast start to the year for those raising…
Scrutiny of the bank/fund intersection
Lines of credit from banks to credit vehicles have grown at an exponential rate, warranting regulatory attention. As our most…
Families turn to private credit
The asset class is moving beyond its traditional institutional investor base. Where insurance firms, pension schemes and other institutional investors…
