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

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

Palmer Square to launch market-first US-based PC/BSL hybrid CLO next week
EXCLUSIVE: Palmer Square is set to launch the first ever US-based hybrid CLO that combines private credit and broadly syndicated loans

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 

Octaura introduces low-cost inter-dealer trading for lev loans
EXCLUSIVE: The firm now has 14 dealers participating in the new Sync Up electronic trading service, which is designed to facilitate leveraged loan trading between dealers and provide free pricing information, Howard Cohen, head of markets at Octaura, told Creditflux

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

Hertz Global creditors turn to Gibson, Evercore

H.I.G. WhiteHorse prices first new CLO this year
The direct lending and credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital paired with JPMorgan to print the USD 450m private credit CLO

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

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

TPG issues long-duration private credit CLO as USD 2.6bn wave of mid-market deals closes out week
The unusually lengthy 6.5-year reinvestment period for Twin Brook CLO 2026-1 follows a pair of 10-year-duration mid-market CLO prints from Golub

Bain prices its third new private credit CLO for 2026
BCC Middle Market CLO 2026-3 had USD 290m of senior triple A paper that cleared at SOFR plus 155bps

Brightwood prices first new CLO in almost 18 months
Arranged by GreensLedge, the private credit issue was valued at USD 253.55m

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

USD 1bn worth of private credit CLOs price across Fortress and Eldridge issues
Fortress' FCO XXXIX featured an unusual capital structure with a USD 68m senior triple A revolver tranche included alongside the standard term note and term loan tranches, while both deals included senior-junior slits in the single As and triple Bs

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

Apogem prints second new CLO for the year, first since January
In addition to pricing MCF CLO 11 early in the year, the manager has also priced two mid-market CLO resets so far this year

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