Direct lenders ‘cruise,’ but watch for tariff impact
Private credit managers, investors of all types and service providers gathered in Nashville for DealCatalyst’s annual private credit conference

New York, New Mexico pensions lead recent private credit investment
New York State, New Mexico pension systems disclose recent private credit investment worth USD 800m

Defined benefit plans shift focus to private credit, secondaries - NEPC
Some corporate defined benefit plans are shifting their private market allocation to favor shorter-duration strategies as part of a de-risking plan

Tariffs will increase defaults – Blackstone
The alternative asset management giant also said the private credit market is providing financing that previously would not have been available in times of dislocation like this

Wyoming, Texas among state systems making new private credit commitments – Public Pensions, Private Pursuits
Wyoming invests USD 300m in TPG AG and Kennedy Lewis private credit funds, and Texas pension system invests USD 250m in Penfund, SKY Leasing direct lending funds

State Street launches public-private market fund, leaning on Apollo
The new fund is designed for the US retirement channel and provides private market exposure through a pooled investment vehicle managed by Apollo

Oak Hill Advisors fundraising multi-strategy private credit fund for wealthy investors
EXCLUSIVE: the new fund is currently only accepting accredited investors but intends to eventually open the product to the wider wealth channel.

Massachusetts, midwest pensions disclose recent private credit moves – Public Pensions, Private Pursuits
ANALYSIS: Massachusetts, Michigan pensions reveal private credit investments totaling USD 225m, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund commits USD 50m to Pemberton   

Coller Capital buys USD 1.6bn portfolio, claiming largest senior direct lending secondaries deal
The private markets secondaries specialist has acquired a senior direct lending portfolio from a multiline US insurer

BlackRock, a traditional asset manager no more – CEO Larry Fink
In his latest annual letter to investors, Chairman and CEO Larry Fink lays out his ambition to index private markets and bring these illiquid assets to the masses

Guggenheim alums to head new Hoplon-backed private ABS shop
The new platform just finished a USD 1.35bn IG securitization of internet identity service assets

Marathon ditches distressed strategy to raise USD 2.7bn for opportunistic credit
EXCLUSIVE: The asset manager originally launched the fund with a distressed debt strategy but has since switched the focus to making opportunistic private credit and equity investments  

Total fees paid to direct lending funds dip as yields fall —Cliffwater
Institutional investors in direct lending funds are paying fewer dollars in performance fees despite private credit managers refusing to lower fee rates

Lincoln Financial partners with Bain, Partners Group on private credit products for US wealth channel
Lincoln aims to launch the two new private credit products in late 2025

Private credit managers consider smaller fund targets
ANALYSIS: Some private credit managers are considering a smaller fundraise, bucking the convention of always aiming for bigger funds 

CalPERS reveals USD 3.9bn in private credit commitments
Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: CalPERS discloses 3Q24 private credit commitments, invests USD 16.9bn in 2024, and Connecticut, Oregon, Indiana, Texas, Jacksonville make investments   

State Street, Apollo’s private credit ETF launched before addressing all regulatory concerns - SEC
The SEC published an open letter implying that the industry’s first private credit ETF launched this week without getting proper approval.

State Street and Apollo win the private credit ETF race
The industry’s first private credit ETF will invest in investment grade private credit and investment grade public fixed income

Large cap deals generating higher percentage of private credit defaults, S&P says
Larger private debt deals were also more likely to include a payment-in-kind feature

Maine, Louisiana, San Jose, Kern County pensions make new private credit investments, plot future moves
Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: Maine PERS to further increase exposure to TPG Angelo Gordon’s direct lending arm

NYS, San Francisco, Arizona, Virginia, Texas, Fresno County disclose nearly USD 1.3bn private credit commitments

GP-led deals to reach 50% of credit secondaries volume in 2025: Jefferies
Private credit secondaries volume will be increasingly driven by GP-led transactions this year, said Jefferies in a report

Middle market private credit default climb significantly to 4.7% – Proskauer
The US direct lending market saw a big increase in middle market defaults in the fourth quarter of 2024

Connecticut pensions earmark USD 1.85bn for private credit in 2025
The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, a combination of six state pension funds and 12 state trust funds, plans to increase private credit allocation this year

Ramirez Asset Management acquires private credit team from Avenue Capital Group
Ramirez Asset Managemen has acquired a private credit opportunities strategy team from Avenue Capital Group