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Apollo caps redemptions from flagship non-listed BDCApollo Debt Solutions saw gross outflows of $400m for the second quarter of 2026.
Medallia taken over by Blackstone-led creditor groupThe creditor trio will inject $150m to reduce Medallia debt, in addition to $500m from the company to invest in AI efforts.
UK's L&G mulls 25% rise in large infra debt allocationThe insurer’s head of portfolio management, Roman Hederer, sees more opportunities and value now in the asset class than a few years ago, particularly in Europe.
KBRA: A Medallia default would cause widespread, but not catastrophic effectsIf the customer/employee management platform defaults, more than $5bn of equity value would be at risk of being erased, report says.
State of the market Q2 2026: Pockets of pressureAccording to some, the future is at stake (and perhaps be worried if your firm name begins with ‘B’), but there is little in the way of evidence that private credit faces a crisis that spans the entire asset class.
New opportunities arise in private credit amid redemption wave: Milken panelRetail investor redemptions are not being viewed as a troubling sign for private credit GPs, panellists say, echoing US SEC chair’s sentiment that asset class is not facing systemic issues.
LibreMax launches debut interval fund as hedge funds circle private creditLibreMax Asset-Backed Income Fund targets asset-backed finance and traded structured credit opportunities.
The gloves are off in private credit’s PR fightBlackstone’s Jon Gray took on the negative headlines around the asset class last week. The importance of a staunch defence against the criticism should not be underestimated.
Blackstone’s Gray: Negative news doesn’t invalidate semi-liquid structureThe firm’s chief operating officer told a Moody’s conference, however, that ‘if you need the money to live on, it’s not appropriate’.
The illiquidity crisis: Democratised and distressedMatthias Kirchgaessner examines retail redemption stress, institutional contagion channels and the broader repercussions for the private credit market.