Iran war, AI to present lasting challenges – Apollo’s Tristram Leach
EXCLUSIVE: The current global macroeconomic environment presents real and imminent challenges to navigate alongside opportunities, Apollo’s Tristram Leach at the second day of the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 

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

Michigan, New Mexico make large bets on asset-based credit strategies
Michigan SIB commits USD 800m to Apollo, LGT credit funds; New Mexico SIC allocates USD 400m for Ares, Pemberton funds

Exit requests for Apollo, Ares private debt funds top double digits
Both of the semi-liquid, perpetual nontraded BDCs chose to cap share repurchases at the originally offered 5% limit, forcing many investors to wait another quarter for a full exit

Apollo’s head of investments Europe says private credit is going through a rite of passage
PODCAST: Speaking on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee, Apollo’s head of investments Europe Tristram Leach says he believes direct lending will continue to grow – but it needs to go through a period where there are elevated redemptions in the market

New York, Texas among systems making opportunistic, real estate credit allocations
NYSCRF allocates USD 550m to Apollo, Kennedy Lewis; TCDRS commits USD 150m to Blue Owl real estate fund

Apollo backs Intercontinental Exchange’s private credit data service
The Intercontinental Exchange says it will provide more transparency and standardized data, mirroring what is available in public credit 

CalPERS, CalSTRS disclose large commitments to Blackstone credit vehicles
CalPERS invests USD 5.75bn in 3Q25 across seven vehicles; CalSTRS, LACERA reveal allocations totalling USD 750m each

CalPERS, other large investors embrace a strategy that may send more cash to private markets
ANALYSIS: Institutional investors that switch to the Total Portfolio Approach will have more flexibility to commit to private market asset strategies like private debt and private equity

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

Apollo partners with Schroders on public-private credit
The two will launch a US collective investment trust in the second quarter for 401k defined contribution investors and create new products for UK wealth clients

Apollo partners with Coinbase on private credit, stablecoin strategies
The two firms aim to bring new investment products that focus on private credit and digital assets to the market in 2026

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

“People overvalue liquidity” – Oak Hill Advisors
Individual investors end up taking on riskier investments like public equities rather than alternatives like private credit because of the liquidity profile, founder and CEO Glenn August said on a panel

Apollo, Oaktree and Searchlight among funds sitting on USS debt as company doesn’t make payment
EXCLUSIVE from Debtwire: Forbearance agreement reached between USS and creditors, as USS struggles financially despite recent LME efforts

Most private credit managers now offer semi-liquid vehicle options—Dechert
The number of private credit products that offer periodic redemptions have increased as more investors, both institutional and retail, demand more liquidity

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

MidCap hires MD for asset-based lending originations
The new hire previously worked at Apollo-affiliated equipment finance platform Capteris

Seven managers make up 90% of private credit fundraising – Morningstar
Over the last five years, Apollo alone accounted for 29% of all capital raised for private credit

Canadian giant PSP to deploy CAD 6bn to IG private credit
EXCLUSIVE: The allocation will focus on investment grade opportunities across infrastructure, asset-backed and structured debt financing

Energy, not software, will drive the next decade – Apollo's John Zito
Private credit is poised to fund those necessary investments in energy and power and help large companies diversify their capital sources

Kayne Anderson to debut private BDC to tap affluent investors
EXCLUSIVE: Private BDCs, pioneered by some of the largest direct lenders in the market, are becoming a common vehicle across the private credit manager industry

Direct lending competition ramps up, even in middle market and small cap
Proprietary deal flow is increasingly rare, Barings President Matthew Freund said on a panel during DealCatalyst’s conference in Nashville

Apollo goes on post-Liberation Day buying spree
The alternative asset manager took advantage of public market credit opportunities as liquidity dried up

Apollo raises USD 8.5bn for opportunistic credit
The fundraise includes commitments for Accord+ Fund II as well as for separately managed accounts and other related vehicles