M&G opens private credit strategy to UK workplace retirement channels
The new LTAF product launches with GBP 74m to start and will offer individual investors exposure to private credit investments selected with positive ESG qualities in mind

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 

Higher inflation and wider credit spreads weigh on European markets - Europe Macro View
Inflation pressures and geopolitcal uncertainity dampened the debt markets

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

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

Banks, managers add staff for private credit syndication
Banks see private credit syndication as a way to reclaim fees as more borrowers tap both private credit and broadly syndicated loan markets, Mission Staffing managing director Eric Vaheb told Creditflux

North American private credit fundraising tumbles, ceding ground to global strategies—S&P Global
While fundraising boomed for European and multi-region private credit strategies, private credit focused on North America dropped 13% year-over-year

Foreign currency movements erase credit net returns at CPP Investments
Net returns across private and public credit fell to 3.7% in fiscal 2026 from 14.4% in 2025, the Canadian institutional investor reported

Secondaries emerge as preferred solution to liquidity and deployment pressures – Private Credit Comment
With a subdued M&A market stymying sponsors’ exit opportunities, and confronted with a more challenging backdrop for fundraising, some direct lenders in Europe are eagerly exploring private credit secondaries as a new avenue that can bolster liquidity for the asset class

Golub adds managing director to European direct lending team
Timothée Delisle previously held positions at firms such as Morgan Stanley, Alcentra, BlackRock, and HSBC

Blackstone, Wellington and Vanguard collaborate on all-in-one private market vehicles for wealth channel
The three asset managers have launched two products that will give individual investors exposure to a mix of private market assets within a single allocation

GoldenTree hits USD 2.75bn hard cap for sophomore private credit fund
The firm’s employees and partners committed USD 50m to the fund, the company announced

Private credit and direct lending to grow their share of the loan market—LMA report
A new LMA survey of 234 loan market professionals found that 43% believe private credit and direct lending will grow their share of the EMEA loan market by 2040

Hayfin completes one of Europe’s largest private credit fundraises to date with EUR 15bn
Hayfin’s Direct Lending Fund V ranks among the largest ever direct lending fundraises completed in Europe, the company said

Coller and Cherry Bank to raise capital for private credit secondaries from Italian wealth market
Coller Capital has announced a distribution partnership with Cherry Bank to better sell its private credit secondaries investment product to affluent individuals in Italy

Apollo records USD 13bn in private credit trading volume
In the 18 months since launching a dedicated trading desk focused on Apollo-originated private credit, the firm has worked with more than 100 unique counter parties, according to a new report

Bank of England outlines details of latest private market stress test
The central bank is exploring how private markets would respond during a severe global downturn

APG leans into private credit, seeks managers with ESG alignment
The Dutch pension investor giant is increasing its exposure to the asset class and evaluating various private credit sub-strategies to create a diverse portfolio

First Eagle taps AlbaCore alum for alternative credit product sales
Edward Berry joins as a managing director in London and will help distribute the firm’s alternative credit products, including those under the Napier Park brand

ECB warns of private credit cross-border risks, opacity
Private credit in isolation poses limited risks to financial stability, but the European Central Bank says it is still concerned about spillover

Barings raises more than USD 19bn for global direct lending strategy
The firm raised capital from institutional, insurance and private wealth investors globally

Citi, HPS strike EUR 15bn private debt program
BlackRock-owned HPS and Citi are working together to offer private capital solutions to sponsor-backed and corporate-owned borrowers

Golub shakes up leadership with co-CEOs, co-Presidents appointments
The alternative credit manager will have three co-presidents after promoting Spyro Alexopoulos and hiring two new executives

Mubadala leans into private credit despite negative headlines
Other panellists during the 2026 Milken Institute Global Conference also said they expect the asset class to grow and support companies’ capital expenditure needs

Lazard to acquire Campbell Lutyens in private funds push
The USD 575m acquisition will create a third global division known as “Lazard CL” that will focus on fund placement, advisory on fund secondaries and GP capital advisory