Opinion

Technological transformation has numerous manifestations within private credit, attendees at the New York Forum heard.

A recent note from the FCA highlighted both the rapid growth of the asset class and various areas of concern.

Apollo’s $9bn minority equity deal with gas company Oneok may well divert more attention to these kinds of arrangements.

Research points more towards idiosyncratic stress in particular borrowers and market segments than broad deterioration across portfolios, says the global head of the Alternative Credit Council.

Hysteria in the business development company market has given way to a calmer search for liquidity options.

Our PEI Private Credit 200 ranking shows capital raising increasing overall – and accelerating especially fast for the largest fund managers.

While some consider payment-in-kind’s origin to be a determinant of eventual outcomes, there are pitfalls in the prevailing logic.

Are LPs necessarily as enthusiastic about committing capital as the fundraising data suggests?

Insurance firms are among private credit’s biggest supporters, but do they have the internal safeguards to engage appropriately with the asset class?

It may once again be time to consider lending to certain mid-market property types.