Private credit’s scale looks less like the beginning of the end and more like the end of the beginning.
3 min read · 04 February 2026
Strategic Partners has held an initial close of $5bn for Strategic Partners Fund X with ‘another major close’ expected in the coming weeks, Blackstone’s president and COO Jon Gray said on the firm’s earnings call.
2 min read · 03 February 2026
Fund allocators such as Goldman Sachs’ external investing group and Allianz Global Investors are putting more focus on rising private debt GP consolidation.
4 min read · 03 February 2026
The deal is the second between the two firms to provide liquidity to Eurazeo’s LPs while maintaining continuity for borrowers.
2 min read · 03 February 2026
Firms are bifurcating between serving large private equity-backed deals or looking at more niche specialist concerns to stand out in a competitive market.
5 min read · 03 February 2026
‘Europe has always offered a spread pick-up,’ says Taj Sidhu, partner and head of European and Asian private credit at Carlyle.
4 min read · 03 February 2026
Bankrupt auto parts firm’s founder and his brother indicted on charges of defrauding banks and investors.
3 min read · 02 February 2026
Our data shows under-allocated investors are driving strong fundraising. Also, Coller Capital draws attention to performance dispersion, and two Blue Owl BDCs receive an upgrade. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.
6 min read · 02 February 2026
Recent events lead to queries about how much advantage investors receive from the ‘illiquidity premium’.
3 min read · 02 February 2026
