Individuals account for nearly a quarter of private credit investor base – Alternative Credit Council
The global private credit market grew to around USD 3.5tn in assets at the end of 2024, according to a new report from the Alternative Credit Council and Houlihan Lokey 

Opacity and falling returns create pessimism around private credit – Morningstar
EXCLUSIVE: Morningstar’s Dan Kemp warns of too much money chasing too few opportunities, and urges investor caution in private credit

AI capex set to expand at unprecedented speed and scale – BlackRock
The 2026 outlook from the BlackRock Investment Institute notes that capital spending ambitions tied to the buildout of the artificial intelligence boom are so large that the micro is becoming macro

Morgan Stanley launches private market fund for European individual investors
The new product from Morgan Stanley Investment Management will invest across private equity, private credit, real assets and some public assets

CVC launches dedicated private credit secondaries platform
The alternative asset manager tapped Henri Lusa, a former managing director at Partners Group, to lead the new effort

Venture debt firms sound first notes of caution about AI
Venture debt loves a high-growth industry, and the growth story of the century has been artificial intelligence (AI). As some of the first investors in AI scale-ups, venture debt firms can take some credit for this success

Neuberger Berman raises USD 7.3bn for US direct lending
The firm held a final close for NB Private Debt V, which will be used to invest in senior secured, first-lien and unitranche direct loans

Polus raises EUR 890m for European special situations fund
The latest fund exceeded its original EUR 750m target, a source familiar told Creditflux

Dealmaking optimism appears in European credit – CVC
The alternative asset manager increased its European credit exposure during the third quarter after seeing a spread pickup

ABF increases the lending toolkit – Apollo co-head of asset-backed finance Bret Leas
PODCAST: Bret Leas, co-head of asset-backed finance at Apollo Global Management, says asset-backed financing has contributed to a significant widening of the financing toolkit, on the latest edition of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

New York State Common Retirement Fund commits USD 200m to Oak Hill's CLO fund
The pension fund has committed the funds to OHA CLO Equity Fund III, which will target investments in North America and Europe

Blackstone raises USD 1.6bn for new high-yield ABF strategy
The alternative asset management giant is targeting USD 4bn for its new high yield, private-asset-based finance fund

Tikehau surpasses target on private credit secondaries fundraise
EXCLUSIVE: The latest fund, which has yet to close, has already racked up more than USD 750m

Corporate Europe kicks on with ECM, M&A plans as US market fears grow
Best year for European corporate equity capital markets and M&A since 2021, but storm clouds forming in US AI valuations and private credit

Expect more corporations to default – JPMorgan head of global credit financing Jake Pollack
“The idea that default rates will go up over time is not particularly difficult to get to,” says Jake Pollack, head of global credit financing and North America credit trading at JPMorgan, on the latest Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

Private credit's public pivot – crisis play or permanent shift?
Participants see model evolving from crisis response to structural strategy, as pricing gaps, disclosure rules and mindset barriers still hold asset class back

IMF sounds alarm on bank exposure to private credit
A new IMF report found that the growing appeal of non-bank financial institutions, such as private credit funds, poses a risk to global financial stability

Värde appoints head of ABF, hires ex-KKR MD
The appointments come as the firm looks to expand in the asset-based finance sub-sector of private credit

There’s tremendous fragility in the system – PGIM’s co-CIO Greg Peters
PODCAST: “Underneath is a lot of volatility. Companies are struggling. You’re seeing really wide dispersion,” says Greg Peters, co-chief investment officer at PGIM Fixed Income, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

First Brands' distorted balance sheets serve as warning to private credit lenders – Market React
Company secured fresh debt despite missing payments to Onset Financial; Special committee investigates double invoice pledging

Aviva’s new pension strategy to allocate 20%-25% to private markets
My Future Vision has partnered with Neuberger, KKR, Apollo and others to deliver private markets access to pension savers 

Apollo launches sports lending strategy with new hires
The sports and live entertainment-focused strategy will invest in private credit and hybrid capital solutions opportunities

HSBC AM launches evergreen fund targeting trade, working capital assets
The new private credit strategy will invest in assets such as receivables and payables finance, trade loans and other instruments around the world

Crescent hires MDs for significant risk transfer strategy
The private credit manager’s bank capital solutions strategy focuses on credit risk-sharing deals

Hayfin hires two MDs for product and sales
The two managing directors will join the firm’s partner solutions group that focuses on creating new products and reaching new investors