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Emerging market private credit surges to record $18bn
Financial Times

Emerging market private credit surges to record $18bn

Lending booms in developing economies even as US industry struggles following collapse of First Brands

Temasek-backed SeaTown secures $1.17 billion at second close of third private credit fund
The Straits Times

Temasek-backed SeaTown secures $1.17 billion at second close of third private credit fund

The fund continues to attract demand from investors across the Middle East, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Allspring Global CEO on Launching ETFs, Private Credit
Bloomberg.com

Allspring Global CEO on Launching ETFs, Private Credit

Kate Burke, CEO of Allspring Global Investments, says most individual investors will continue to keep the bulk of their allocations in public markets. She tells Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on “The...

ASIC outlines key obligations for private credit
The Adviser

ASIC outlines key obligations for private credit

A new catalogue from the regulator has provided both retail and wholesale private credit funds with a summary of their key legal obligations.

What Paramount’s Warner Bros. bid signals about the debt market
Yahoo Finance

What Paramount’s Warner Bros. bid signals about the debt market

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) offered an all-cash bid of $30 per share to acquire Warner Bros. in response to Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) recently announced deal with Netflix (NFLX). Paramount’s bid is in...

In a tough year, private credit bosses are pointing fingers
Financial Times

In a tough year, private credit bosses are pointing fingers

Firms like Apollo find it hard to shake narratives formed by legacy private equity and distressed debt operations

TD Asset Management Inc. Expands its Lineup with the Introduction of a Global Private Credit Strategy
Yahoo Finance

TD Asset Management Inc. Expands its Lineup with the Introduction of a Global Private Credit Strategy

TD Asset Management Inc. (“TDAM”) has announced the addition of a sub-investment grade global private credit strategy to its expanding suite of credit solutions. As of today, institutional investors in various jurisdictions...

US private credit defaults to ease in 2026, but fragility to persist, says BofA
Reuters

US private credit defaults to ease in 2026, but fragility to persist, says BofA

Private credit defaults are set to edge lower next year as interest rates drop, strategists at BofA Global Research said, but warned that the red-hot sector remains among the most fragile parts...

Allspring sees “cracks” in private credit market and a pendulum swing back to public fixed income
AMWatch

Allspring sees “cracks” in private credit market and a pendulum swing back to public fixed income

In the first installment of the AMWatch Winter Series looking at the Nordic operations of international managers, we hear from Mounji Boulahdour, Nordic sales director at Allspring Global Investments.

Private credit hit deployment record last year: Alternative Credit Council report
The Business Times

Private credit hit deployment record last year: Alternative Credit Council report

Allocated capital swells to US$592.8 billion in 2024, a 78% year-on-year increase from US$333.4 billion the previous year Read more at The Business Times.

waya.media

UAE’s Zelo Secures USD 715M to Boost Private Credit Growth in the Region

Zelo secures USD 715M from IHC to scale its supply chain financing and boost SME liquidity across the Middle East.

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Reuters

Blackstone’s Schwarzman plays down private credit concerns over bankruptcies

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman said on Tuesday that he did not share market concerns over private credit relating to recent bankruptcies in the autos sector.

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ION Analytics

Patrick Prasad William, Founder of Rixon Capital, on debt secondaries

In a recent ION Influencers fireside chat that demystified a hot but often misunderstood trend, Patrick Prasad William, Founder ofREAD MORE

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ION Analytics

Patrick Prasad William, Founder of Rixon Capital, on debt secondaries

In a recent ION Influencers fireside chat that demystified a hot but often misunderstood trend, Patrick Prasad William, Founder ofREAD MORE

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Bloomberg.com

Private Credit Hit Deployment Record Last Year, ACC Report Says

The amount of capital that private credit firms have deployed reached a record last year, according to a new report from the Alternative Credit Council, with the larger players like Ares Management...

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As regulatory changes step up lending competition in India, private credit could prove its mettle and thrive | Mint

Banks entering acquisition financing, overseas loans getting easier and other recent RBI enablers are converging to fuel credit competition in India. Where would this leave private credit? In a position to shake...

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CNBC

Private credit is beginning to look like the bond market — and that comes with red flags

Private credit is starting to resemble the public debt market, as its expansion blurs lines that once separated private and public debt financing channels.

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blockhead.co

Singapore’s FundBridge Launches Tokenized Gold-Linked Private Credit Fund

The MG999 fund aims to turn gold into a yield-bearing asset through tokenised fund units, with Mustafa Gold as the initial borrower.

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TNGlobal

Granite Asia secures over $350M first close led by Temasek, Khazanah, and Indonesia Investment Authority – TNGlobal

Singapore-based investment firm Granite Asia has completed the first close of its Pan-Asia private credit strategy, Libra Hybrid, securing over $350 million.

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StartupNews.fyi

Granite Asia nets over $350m for private credit, anchored by Temasek

Granite Asia has successfully raised over $350 million for its private credit initiatives, with significant backing from Temasek. This capital will be utilized to support various investment opportunities in the private credit...

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FintechNewsSG

Granite Asia Raises Over US$350M, Anchored by Temasek – Fintech Singapore

Granite Asia raises over US$350 million for its Pan-Asia private credit strategy, deploying 30% of capital across six transactions.

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The Business Times

Granite Asia raises US$350 million for fund backed by Temasek, Khazanah, INA

Asia’s private credit market is projected to grow 46% to US$92 billion by 2027, according to a report Read more at The Business Times.

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The Edge Malaysia

Granite Asia raises US$350 mil for fund backed by Temasek, Khazanah, Indonesia Investment Authority

SINGAPORE (Dec 9): Granite Asia, a Singapore-based investment firm, said on Tuesday that it had raised more than US$350 million (RM1.44 billion) in the first close of its Pan-Asia private credit fund, anchored...

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Finimize

Granite Asia Draws Big-Name Backers For Private Credit Fund

Singapore-based Granite Asia raised over $350 million from major state investors as Asia’s private credit market heats up and companies seek new ways to finance growth.

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TipRanks

Pengana Global Private Credit Trust Announces November 2025 NAV – TipRanks.com

An update from Pengana Global Private Credit Trust ( ($AU:PCX) ) is now available. Pengana Global Private Credit Trust announced its net asset value (NAV) as of Nov…

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The Role of Private Equity in Private Credit

Understand the symbiotic relationship between private equity and private credit, and how they work together in leveraged buyouts.

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