Stonepeak to launch infra credit fund for wealthy individuals
EXCLUSIVE: The firm previously only offered their infrastructure debt strategy to institutional investors 

Private credit returns seemingly bounce back after AI-driven loan write downs – MSCI
EXCLUSIVE: When private equity buyout returns turned negative in Q1 for the first time in years, that also forced sponsor-backed direct lenders to mark down their loans, MSCI’s Uday Karri said

LevFin markets show resilience as strong technicals cushion rising macro volatility – 9M26 LevFin Highlights
Leveraged finance markets showed resilience during the first nine months of 2026 as they navigated a shifting geopolitical and macroeconomic backdrop, alongside AI-driven shocks

Charlesbank's head of credit says private loan trading is still niche and idiosyncratic
PODCAST: Sandor Hau, head of credit and managing partner at private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners, says deep expertise is still required to navigate the secondary market for private loans

Texas system accelerates allocations, new opportunistic credit funds get initial commitments
Recent funds by Pantheon, Quantum, Beach Point secure commitments; TCDRS commits another USD 250m to Crescent Capital

Most HNW investors unfazed by negative private credit headlines
Just three out of 10 investors aware of private credit headlines felt the negative news made them more cautious of the asset class, according to a new Goldman Sachs report

Global issuance remains ahead YoY despite 3Q26 slowdown – 9M26 Loan Highlights
Loan issuance across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions reached USD 5.065tn-equivalent in the first nine months of 2026 – 1.6% higher than in the corresponding period of 2025, although issuance slowed markedly in 3Q26

GLAS appoints CTO to build out AI strategy for private credit markets
Loan administrator GLAS has hired former Temenos executive Sairam Rangachari into the newly created role of chief product and technology officer to lead a new AI strategy for private credit markets 

Record 9M26 lifts North America M&A even as 3Q activity cools – Dealspeak North America
3Q deal value falls 22% amid geopolitical uncertainty, rate hike; continuation vehicles gain traction as sponsor exits slow

Health restaurant chain True Food Kitchen enters bankruptcy to stabilize operations, monetize assets – Case Profile

Hertz Global creditors turn to Gibson, Evercore

Apollo launches daily pricing for all private credit strategies
The alternative asset management giant says investors will now get access to daily pricing for sub-IG credits; Apollo previously launched daily pricing for its investment grade credit assets in July

Anthropic declines to share financials with lenders underwriting chip-financing deal
EXCLUSIVE: With the ultimate user of the chips unwilling to open up its books ahead of an anticipated IPO, some lenders have relied on a backdoor method to get a glimpse, sources say

Oaktree raises USD 2bn for first institutional ABF fund
The inaugural fund will target investments across sectors such as equipment leasing, transportation, consumer, real estate, and infrastructure

Megadeals propel M&A toward nine-month record despite third-quarter slowdown – M&A highlights 9M26
Global M&A activity flirted with record levels in the first nine months of 2026, although a marked third-quarter slowdown and stagnant deal count exposed an uneven market – but while M&A volume surged, deal count declined slightly, suggesting that confidence in striking larger transactions remains strong, while smaller deals are taking longer to complete amid geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty

Data centre, GPU financing not offering true ABF diversification – Carlyle
“These data centre and GPU financings are just corporate credit risk wrapped in an ABF wrapper,” said Carlyle head of asset-backed finance Akhil Bansal at a conference this week

One in four private credit borrowers facing stress or seeking support – Morningstar DBRS
EXCLUSIVE: Many struggling companies are being kept in limbo even as EBITDA growth declines, Michael Dimler, senior vice president for private corporate ratings at Morningstar DBRS, told Creditflux

KKR looks to scale multi-asset credit solutions as credit AUM grows
KKR’s credit AUM has grown by 50% since 2021, the firm revealed in a presentation by Christopher Sheldon, the firm’s global co-head of credit and markets

Silver Point taps former Golub head of structured products for new role
Alan George joins Silver Point Capital in the newly-created position of head of credit finance and leverage solutions

New Mexico doubles Sixth Street commitment, NYS pensions disclose credit investments
New Mexico SIC upsizes Silver Street TAO commitment to USD 800m; NYSTRS commits to Turning Rock, NYSCRF commits to 57 Stars

Jefferies Credit Partners reaches European direct lending first close in just six months
EXCLUSIVE: The asset management business accelerated the first close by tapping the bank’s private capital advisory team to run a dual secondaries and primary capital raising process

Audax ties Churchill in 1H26 US direct-lender rankings as deal sizes increase – 1H26 US Direct Lender Rankings
US direct lending volume was broadly stable in the first half of 2026, reaching USD 155.6bn across 1,645 deals, compared with USD 154.2bn across 1,716 transactions in 1H25, according to Debtwire's 1H26 US Direct Lender Rankings report

CVC hires TPG's Sisitsky as future co-CEO as Rob Lucas plans to step back
CVC’s CEO Rob Lucas will step back from his role, to be replaced with former TPG president Todd Sisitsky and current CVC President Peter Rutland as co-CEOs, according to a company announcement

North Carolina, CalPERS disclose billions in recent debt SMA allocations
NCIA commits USD 3.3bn to private credit across three managers; CalPERS discloses USD 2.3bn in 1Q26, including Blue Owl investment

Smaller, midsize insurers follow the trend into private credit, as managers find solutions to regulatory hurdles
Asset managers saw private fixed income investment from insurance clients jump 141% from 2021 to 2025, more than any other asset category, according to a report from Clearwater Analytics