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What are the pros and cons – and some of the challenges – of co-investments in private debt? Ariel Goldblatt, partner, and Marcel Schindler, partner and head of private debt, at StepStone Group, provide the answers.

There is a growing cohort of companies that don’t fit neatly within the direct lending or asset-based finance markets. Capital solutions can offer an alternative path, says Barings’ Michael Searles.

Institutional investors are allocating more to alternative credit because of the excess returns and diversification, but they want deeper relationships with fewer managers, say Benefit Street Partners’ David Manlowe, Allison Davi and Daire Wheeler.

The resilience of Australia’s real estate debt market should not be underestimated, says Metrics Credit Partners’ Andrew Lockhart.

As private debt becomes more competitive, Park Square Capital’s Robin Doumar explains why investors need to stay selective.

Credit managers that maintain a thoughtful approach to deployment stand to gain as allocations to the asset class continue to increase, say Brinley Partners’ Kerry Dolan and Rex Chung.

Private credit managers are expanding the menu of products and structures they offer as borrowers seek out further flexibility and creativity, say Latham & Watkins’ Stelios Saffos, Dan Seale, Alfred Xue and Peter Sluka.

Joseph Goldschmid and Christopher Kenny of Oak Hill Advisors explain how they are seeking to find the best opportunities in a growing special situations market.

Kartesia Asset Finance’s Fabrice Fraikin explains why asset-backed finance is going from strength to strength in 2026 – and why the underlying work around details can’t be overlooked.

The next phase of private credit’s expansion will come from a wider array of strategies as fierce competition catalyses greater creativity in the hunt for returns and scale, say Davis Polk & Wardwell partners Zachary Frimet, Jason Kyrwood and Nicholas Palumbo.