Find out our five key themes of 2026. Also, Axar Capital thinks ‘can kicking’ must come to an end, and Treeline beats target for direct lending fund. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.
4 min read · 05 February 2026
Collateralised loan obligations are resilient in the face of pressure and offer opportunities should infrastructure spending or merger activity soar in upcoming quarters.
5 min read · 02 February 2026
The deal will significantly expand CVC’s presence in North America and follows the signing of a $3.5bn partnership with AIG.
2 min read · 26 January 2026
The firm reached its hard-cap for BSP Real Estate Opportunistic Debt Fund II with 29 months of time logged fundraising on the road.
4 min read · 09 January 2026
Manager sees an inflection point for infra lending via CLOs that marks a turn away from the banks.
2 min read · 09 January 2026
Fundraising hit a new record in 2025, but only just!
1 min read · 08 January 2026
London-based manager’s new open-ended global interval fund focuses on synthetic risk transfer and capital relief.
2 min read · 19 December 2025
The $3.3trn structured credit market’s appeal is rising for insurers, says Phoenix’s head of private markets and a forthcoming report from US manager First Eagle Investments.
4 min read · 12 December 2025
Entries for the PDI Awards 2025 must be received by midnight (PT) on 21 November.
1 min read · 20 November 2025
Germany’s Perpetual and Lithuania’s Willgrow are targeting new or niche areas of illiquid credit, as double-digit returns get harder to come by from the asset class.
5 min read · 13 November 2025