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Latham & Watkins: Private credit moves from depth to breadth

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.

Oak Hill Advisors: 2026 is a strong year for distressed opportunities

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 on why private credit has only scratched the surface of ABF

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.

Davis Polk & Wardwell on why deployment and fundraising diversification drive growth

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.

Cliffwater on why diversification pays off

Diversification is paramount as investors look to private credit to provide safe yield, says Cliffwater’s Blake Nesbitt.

Nuveen Private Markets on structuring ABF deals to meet LP demand

What are investors looking for as they seek to exploit the ABF opportunity? Laura Parrott, senior managing director and head of private fixed income, and Jessica Bailey, global head of infrastructure, at Nuveen Private Markets, provide answers.

Bain Capital on asset‑based finance’s diverse and growing opportunity set

Asset-based finance offers different risk and return profiles that make it appealing to a broad investor base, says John Wright, a partner and global head of credit at Bain Capital.

Fried Frank: Fund finance 3.0 opens the door to more creativity

Both in terms of its use cases and sources of capital, fund finance is stepping into a new era. Adam Summers and Ariel Zell, co-heads of Fried Frank’s Fund Finance Practice, alongside their new partner John Oberdorf, explain this evolution.

LBP AM European Private Markets on the view from the mid-market

Facing an uncertain outlook, Christophe Murciani, head of real estate debt at LBP AM European Private Markets, explains why he and his team are adopting a granular approach to real estate debt opportunities in the mid-market.

Locus Point Capital on the senior living opportunity

Eighty years after the start of the baby boom, a surge of demand for senior living is creating a significant need for capital deployment, say Locust Point Capital’s Eric Smith and Daniel Contardi.