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

European credit spreads remain resilient — BlackRock
Healthy fundamentals and low default risk means that European credit spreads are showing resilience, at least for now, according to BlackRock’s latest fixed-income outlook

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

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

Bank loan growth driven by lending to private credit and other funds—S&P
Total loan growth in the US banking system was driven by lending to nonbank financial institutions like investment funds from 2024 to 2025, the ratings agency found

Lipton raises EUR 50m equity and EUR 160m secured loan from CVC

Maturity wall threatens high-risk AI private credit names – KBRA
Direct lenders are showing an unwillingness to extend maturities for companies that are vulnerable to artificial intelligence or underperforming already 

JPMorgan Asset Management mixes public, private credit in new semi-liquid fund
JPMorgan’s asset management arm offers exposure to various credit investments across the public and private markets in a new interval fund for affluent individuals

Opportunities for private credit emerge following software selloff - Canyon Partners
EXCLUSIVE: There are “increasingly interesting opportunities” for private credit managers in the software space following the recent selloff, says Jeff Kivitz, partner and CIO at Canyon Partners 

T. Rowe Price and OHA launch credit interval fund with CLO exposure
The multi-strategy interval fund will allow wealth clients in the US to access public and private credit investments including CLOs

Private credit still deploying despite increasing risks – head of credit at CVC
PODCAST: Andrew Davies, head of credit at CVC Capital Partners, says the present uncertainty offered opportunities to reconsider the pricing of transactions, and the ability to structure those deals more conservatively

Apollo readies offensive strategy for software valuation troubles
The alternative asset manager says it’s ready to step in as a lender or even provide equity to software companies as the market anticipates  challenges from artificial intelligence

AI’s improvements to workflow will be felt in months, not years – Carlyle co-president Mark Jenkins
PODCAST: Speaking on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee, Jenkins predicts the next stage will involve how corporates implement AI tools into their workflows, and that the process is “really in the first innings of implementation”

Private credit investors chase higher risk-return—Campbell Lutyens
A new survey shows investors are seeking higher returning strategies amid expectations of lower rates, while also turning away from the dominant North American market

US public pensions seek ABL, Europe, and fee savings in private credit – Year in Review
Public pensions increasingly seek co-investments, custom accounts; Asset-based lending, specialty finance strategies gain traction from Debtwire Municipals

Private credit to fuel growth of hyperscalers – BofA
BofA Global Research rejects ‘dotcom bubble’ concerns and predicts private capital will help today’s hyperscalers keep growing

BoE to update on private credit stress test before Christmas
EXCLUSIVE: An exploratory scenario test for private credit is in the works, following risk warnings from Governor Andrew Bailey

Private credit adds 2% additional yield for North American insurers
S&P Global predicts growth in insurance allocations towards private credit as the asset class delivers extra yield

Samsung Life becomes latest institution to take minority stake in Hayfin
Insurer Samsung Life joins Mubadala and AXA IM Prime as minority stakeholders in Hayfin

Beach Point hires president and CIO, product and sales leader
The two new hires arrive after stints at TPG Angelo Gordon and Oak Hill Advisors, respectively

CVC raises USD 700m for CLO equity fund, plans new products
The European private credit manager also expects to hold a final close for its European Direct Lending Fund IV in late 3Q

Proskauer adds leveraged finance partner in London
The law firm has recruited Peter Mason from White & Case to join its global finance practice, the latest in a series of recruitments

Private credit inflows face uphill battle even as 401(k) doors open
Although US President Trump’s executive order opens defined contribution retirement plans like 401(k)s to private credit investments, a sudden and meaningful rise in inflows is unlikely 

Ares diversifies away from institutional, commingled private funds
During the second quarter, 55% of capital came from the institutional channel and just 30% of this was for its traditional funds

NYS Common Retirement Fund to invest USD 100m in Pearl Diver's distressed CLO fund
Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: New York State, Ohio pensions reveal recent private credit investments