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

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

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

US direct lending deal volume falls off in 2Q, even as lenders become more open to AI risk—Configure
Sponsor-backed direct lending deal volume tumbled to less than half of what was recorded for the first quarter

Private credit drives nearly half of Blackstone inflows in Q2
The alternative asset management giant said institutional investors are continuing to commit capital but also that redemption requests for its semi-liquid direct lending fund BCRED appear to be slowing

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

Private credit secondaries deals more than doubled in 1H—Evercore
The first half of the year saw private credit secondaries volume balloon to USD 20bn, surpassing full-year 2025 volumes, with GP-led deals dominating, a new report from Evercore shows

Silver Point hires Goldman MD for private credit origination
Michael Cote previously served as a managing director in Goldman Sachs’s leveraged finance business

Ares leads USD 1.7bn direct lending deal backing private country club operator LBO
The large-cap direct lending deal comes at a time when both sponsors and direct lenders are showing more caution amid the uncertainty posed by fast artificial intelligence adoption and the Iran conflict

Direct lenders trade USD 5bn Dun & Bradstreet private credit loan at 95 cents on dollar
EXCLUSIVE: The giant USD 5bn unitranche, which brought together more than 20 direct lenders to back Clearlake’s acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet last year, is now being shown to private credit managers at a discount

BlackRock HPS reports exit requests over 13% for semi-liquid direct lending fund
HLEND, the private credit fund designed for individual investors, will repurchase 5% of shares outstanding to create around USD 620m of liquidity for investors

Private credit is undergoing “healthy correction”—Third Point
Retail capital is flowing out, and the industry may see business development companies buy each other or liquidate, panelists said during the iConnections Global Alts conference last week

TPG Credit raises USD 5bn for core, upper mid-market direct lending deals
EXCLUSIVE: The alternative credit arm of TPG has launched a new direct lending strategy and raised third-party capital from institutional investors and insurance companies, sources familiar told Creditflux

Crescent raises USD 10.8bn for direct lending, targeting lower mid-market
The firm’s fourth US direct lending fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its target by more than USD 2.5bn

Older, US direct lending funds hold more equity positions, adding risk – MSCI
EXCLUSIVE: Around 15% of the total assets across US senior direct lending funds tracked by MSCI are equity positions of some kind, MSCI head of private credit research Patrick Warren told Creditflux

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

Temasek taps Pinegrove for venture debt partnership
The Singaporean state investment firm intends to lend directly to growth stage technology and life sciences companies

Antares raises USD 8.5bn for senior direct lending
The alternative credit manager held a final close for its third Senior Loan Fund after raising capital from new and existing investors

Abry Private Debt acquires USD 330m private credit portfolio
Abry partnered with Coller Capital on the credit secondaries transaction

Hayfin names Goldman Sachs veteran as head of investments
Goldman Sachs veteran Michael Marsh has been hired to the newly created role

Investors should stay the course on private credit even amid valuation uncertainties—Mariner
EXCLUSIVE: Institutional investors can generally ride out any market bumpiness, and these internal marks do not necessarily reflect final returns, head of Mariner Institutional Mike Welker said 

LBOs, new loan supply expectations reset amid Iran war, AI-related disruptions
Loans in previously overlooked sectors are gaining more attention amid the upheaval, according to panellists at this week’s Creditflux CLO Symposium

Lending to nonbank entities like BDCs will be a growth area—State Street
Additionally, the firm said its investment grade private credit ETF, developed with Apollo, hit USD 800m in assets under management during the quarter

Northleaf private ABF managing director exits
CJ Wei, who focused on asset-based finance at the Canadian private markets firm, departs for a new role