Strategies

Oaktree launches asset-backed credit interval fund

Fund targeting wealth platforms will work with extensive network of third-party originators to source investments.

Davidson Kempner closes on $1.1bn credit fund, beating target

Asset-backed strategy seeks to provide exposure to residential, corporate and hard asset-backed loans.

DOWNLOAD: Fundraising hits new high in 2025

Fundraising hit a new record in 2025, but only just!

ABL: The acronym that describes different approaches to a trillion-dollar industry

Asset-based lending and asset-backed lending can be easily confused but represent contrasting lending activities. Richard Gumbrecht of Secured Finance Network explains the differences.

Leveraged roll-ups as a red flag: the First Brands case

Silver Point partner writes that serial acquirers can overstate growth and camouflage costs.

Rise of the robots: AI in private credit

Credit managers have been experimenting with AI in 2025, with many expecting it will become an integral part of the private credit landscape in the near future.

ABF boomed in 2025 and growth is set to accelerate next year

The private asset-based finance market has been expanding rapidly and is now larger than all other private credit markets, with economic trends signalling it will grow even more quickly in 2026.

Chu and other Tricolor execs indicted for bank and wire fraud

US attorneys claim Tricolor execs Chu, Goodgame, Kollar and Seibold fabricated data to obtain loans.

Phoenix Financial invests $5bn in Blackstone alliance

Israeli firm leverages Blackstone’s origination capability, including corporate, real estate and asset-based credit strategies.

Structured credit push: Phoenix, other insurers build exposure as First Eagle mulls fund launches

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.