Strategies

Positive opportunistic credit test has Marin County eyeing next moves in programme

California pension with about $4bn AUM looks to enter $100m this year into its new dedicated private credit sleeve after hearing more good news from its first credit GPs.

First Brands founder indicted as new liquidity approved

Bankrupt auto parts firm’s founder and his brother indicted on charges of defrauding banks and investors.

Five themes that will shape private debt in 2026

With a new year under way, we present the topics we think will be major talking points in the months to come.

ABF managers emphasise discipline following bankruptcies

Though collapses primarily occurred on bank balance sheets, alternatives managers have sought to get ahead of the problem.

Arrow Global on how assets can provide security

Asset selection, solid documentation and falling interest rates in Europe are all positive market indicators, according to Zachary Lewy, chief executive officer of Arrow Global.

Investment-grade credit in focus for Blackstone’s 2025 earnings

Blackstone’s IG Credit AUM is now $130bn, up 30% year-on-year.

Factors were wary two months before Saks Global’s bankruptcy filing

Burdened by debt, Saks missed a $100m interest payment in late 2025.

Hertz case offers win for bankruptcy creditors of solvent debtors

Supreme Court decides not to decide, leaving in place a Third Circuit decision and boosting a rule for protection of creditors.