Fears of mounting stress in private credit are not borne out by the data, according to a Bloomberg interview with Hamilton Lane Co-CEO Erik Hirsch, who said defaults remain low and leverage levels stable across portfolios.
Concerns over the impact of artificial intelligence on the software sector could hit the $1.5tn US loan market, according to a report by Reuters citing Morgan Stanley. The bank said software represents around 16% of the US loan market, equivalent to roughly $235bn.
Apollo Global Management is close to finalising a roughly $3.4bn loan to an investment vehicle that plans to purchase advanced chips from Nvidia and lease the hardware to xAI, according to a report by The Information.
Keppel Ltd has secured a $125m commitment from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for its private credit strategy according to a report by Bloomberg, marking a further move by development finance institutions into the asset class across Asia.
Australian AI infrastructure developer Firmus has finalised a $10bn debt financing package led by Blackstone and technology investor Coatue, according to a report by Reuters. The capital will fund the next phase of Project Southgate, the company’s programme to build AI training and inference infrastructure across Australia.
Global alternative investment major Apollo Global Management posted a 13% rise in fourth-quarter profit, surpassing Wall Street estimates, driven by record debt origination and strong inflows from clients, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone is finalising a loan of more than AUD5bn ($3.5bn) to support the data centre expansion of Australian AI infrastructure firm Firmus Technologies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
US private capital giants Ares, Blue Owl, and KKR all saw their shares fall this week as investor concerns over AI-driven disruption weighed on fundraising and asset sales prospects for 2026, according to a report by the Financial Times.
A group of global private credit providers is set to fund a $976m (AUD1.4bn) loan supporting BGH Capital’s acquisition of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings’ Asia Pacific operations, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Power Sustainable Infrastructure Credit has reached a $1bn final close for its inaugural infrastructure credit strategy, including $800m of investor commitments across the commingled fund and a series of separately managed accounts, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.
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