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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.
Senior debt and North America lead the way
We dig deeper into Private Debt Investor fundraising data from the first half of this year.
Fundraising soars above the drama
It’s been a bad year for news headlines, but a great year on the institutional fundraising frontline. You could be…
Senior debt shows strong deployment
The strategy’s popularity with investors peaked in 2024, as did the amount of capital being deployed. In 2024, amid a…
North American performance matches up well
An examination of recent vintages shows why the region is an investor favourite. Looking at the accompanying charts from Private…
The best and the rest
Our data confirmed the importance of manager selection, given evidence of wide performance dispersion across strategies. In the second iteration…
Solid foundations for real estate debt
After a rocky period for property, investors appear to be regaining confidence – in the debt layer at least. Real…
North America remains investor favourite
Despite talk of Europe becoming the new fundraising magnet, the data is not showing any significant change in LP appetite.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
