Welcome to Fitch Ratings’ Credit Journal series – a subject-specific, curated compilation of our in-depth research and commentary. This edition explores the growing world of Private Credit, covering non-bank lending across business development companies, alternative investment managers and more.
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Latest news
Q2 European direct lending activity up 9%
Despite the geopolitical and macroeconomic events of the first half of the year creating a volatile environment, the European private credit market continues to demonstrate robust resilience.
Share of PE middle-market fund count by size bucket
Sector composition tilted hard toward B2B in Q1. B2B accounted for 52.9% of middle-market exit value, up from 38.2% in full-year 2025…
US Leveraged Loans return 1.88% to investors YTD
The Bloomberg US Leveraged Loan Index (Ticker: LOAN) has returned 0.57% to investors this month through July 15, bringing the…
