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Macroeconomic shocks and the outbreak of conflict in recent years has brought energy sovereignty into sharp relief, and private credit is in a prime position to help nations reduce their reliance on finite fossil fuels.

The energy transition opportunity is now being driven by realism and commercial objectives more than climate philosophy or government policy, says Don Dimitrievich, global head of Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit.

Octaura, a trading platform, aims to address worrisome inefficiencies in syndicated loans markets and CLOs through its new ‘Insights Platform’.

Apollo Debt Solutions saw gross outflows of $400m for the second quarter of 2026.

The firm said its latest fund will complement its existing strategy with a focus on companies experiencing transformative growth.

The creditor trio will inject $150m to reduce Medallia debt, in addition to $500m from the company to invest in AI efforts.

Staff at the $620bn California pension expect the new and increasingly diversified program to perform well amid software exposure concerns and redemption pressure headlines.

But cap raises at the top five perpetual life BDCs declined 50% year-on-year and profitability is pressured.

The top three exposures in the publicly traded technology BDC are software, software apps and healthtech.