Citigroup and BlackRock’s private credit arm HPS Investment Partners have agreed a new partnership aimed at originating up to €15bn of private credit financings across Europe over the next five years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blue Owl Capital has returned to the investment-grade bond market with a $400m issuance from its private credit vehicle OBDC, in a move that underscores improving financing conditions for business development companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
AMP Limited has begun scaling back its exposure to private credit, describing conditions in the market as increasingly “frothy” as it repositions capital toward infrastructure and other asset classes, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Federal prosecutors are examining valuation practices at a private credit fund linked to BlackRock, publicly traded business development company BlackRock TCP Capital Corp (TCPC), according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Ares Management significantly expanded its footprint across multiple alternative credit vehicles during the first quarter of 2026, according to a report by Reuters citing the firm’s latest Form 13-F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Direct lenders including Blackstone Inc and KKR & Co Inc are set to take control of struggling US dental services provider Affordable Care after agreeing a restructuring that will reduce the company’s debt burden by roughly 70%, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
HSBC Holdings plc has paused plans to deploy $4bn into private credit funds, nearly a year after announcing an initiative aimed at expanding its presence in the fast-growing alternative lending market, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Non-listed business development companies investing in private credit recorded their first-ever quarter in which investor redemptions exceeded new capital raised, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Robert A Stanger.
Europe’s systemic risk authority is considering launching a formal inquiry into private credit markets to assess whether the fast-growing asset class could pose emerging risks to the European Union’s financial system, according to a report by Barron’s.
Private credit funds have sharply increased loan write-downs as borrower stress builds across the $3.5tn asset class, according to new data from MSCI, highlighting growing pressure in a market long buoyed by strong investor demand, according to a report by Reuters.
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