Private credit lending to large corporates is showing early signs of loosening standards, though the broader market is not considered overheated, industry executives said at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, according to a report by Reuters.
Brookfield’s global head of private equity, Anuj Ranjan, believes that rising private credit activity is complementing — not displacing — traditional private equity buy-outs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc is deploying more than $1bn in private credit to refinance loans tied to clinical trial software company Signant Health, according to a report by Bloomberg. The investment company will reportedly hold more than half the total debt, with other direct lenders joining in the future.
Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR & Co, has said he sees no systemic risk in the private-credit market despite recent scares involving US loan losses and corporate restructurings, according to a report by Bloomberg. Speaking at an industry event in Berlin, Kravis said that “not one penny of private credit”
A consortium of private-credit firms including Pemberton Asset Management, Blue Owl Capital, and Hayfin Capital Management, are acquiring ownership stakes in telecom-equipment supplier Netceed in exchange for writing off some of their debt as part of a debt-for-equity swap, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc has expanded its credit assets under management to $508bn, marking an 18% year-on-year increase, according to a report by Bloomberg. The increase was led by strong inflows into the firm’s private investment-grade credit platform, which grew by 33% to about $123bn.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched the CT US asset-backed securities fund, designed to meet growing demand from UK and European institutional investors, and defined benefit pension schemes, for high-grade securitised credit solutions.
Oaktree Capital Management is arranging a major private-credit package to support its acquisition of the wealth-management arm of Australia’s Perpetual Ltd, according to a report by Bloomberg. The transaction structure centres on Oaktree using debt capital from private-credit providers — including Ares Management and Barings — rather than traditional bank
Private credit returns are likely to ease in the coming quarters as spreads narrow and interest rates fall, says Josh Easterly, Co-Chief Investment Officer at Sixth Street Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US banks have emerged as a major driver of private credit growth, providing around $300bn in loans to private credit funds as of June 2025, according to a report by Bloomberg citing research by Moody’s Ratings.
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