Direct lending

Mattis Poetter of Arcmont Asset Management and Mat Linett of Churchill Asset Management explain why the picture for mid-market lending remains compelling, despite negative headlines.

Asia-Pacific is a structurally promising market where the role of fund administrator is central to scaling private credit, says Christophe Picardel, head of private capital, Asia-Pacific, Securities Services at BNP Paribas.

The fund is the largest yet of Pemberton’s performing credit-focused opportunistic strategy.

Two reports agree on the challenges and apparent ‘calm’ of 2026, but suggest different views of what comes next.

Speaking at a PEI Investor Council event in Sydney, the superfunds said their debt portfolios were performing well and that recent high-profile fund redemptions did not change market fundamentals.

The global direct lending platform is comprised of around 10 vehicles across a variety of structures.

HPS will tap into Citigroup’s origination capabilities to provide loans to corporate and sponsor-backed borrowers.

If the customer/employee management platform defaults, more than $5bn of equity value would be at risk of being erased, report says.