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Asset-based lending and term lending are coming together to meet challenges for a wide range of companies under pressure, argues Richard Gumbrecht.

Lenders must embed adaptation and resilience readiness into standard credit assessment, writes Ravi Singh, senior manager at Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change.

The worst of the software sell-off phase may be over, but private credit firms are still assessing the extent to which it will impact US portfolios over the coming months and years. David Brooke reports.

A UK case provides clarity on the enforceability of default interest rates, according to Donna Newman and Peter Sequeira at Stephenson Harwood.

The legislation could provide new impetus for credit managers to back the most important sectors and regions for the US economy, writes Damien Dwin.

Matthias Kirchgaessner examines retail redemption stress, institutional contagion channels and the broader repercussions for the private credit market.

The coming months are expected to build on the fundraising momentum of 2025, as investors take a bullish stance on pursuing alternatives to direct lending and the US, says Jess Larsen of Briarcliffe Credit Partners.

How the country’s updated auction rules are starting to shape intercreditor dynamics, enforcement strategies and loss-given-default assumptions in deals involving German collateral. By Dagmar Gold of Deutsche Pfandverwertung

The banks have long had a stranglehold on the credit markets, but the role of private funds is becoming more influential, maintains Julien Thinat, head of distribution and credit solutions APAC, Societe Generale.

Asset-based lending and asset-backed lending can be easily confused but represent contrasting lending activities. Richard Gumbrecht of Secured Finance Network explains the differences.