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Reuters

Blue Owl previews private credit’s pain trade

The $20 bln shadow bank is gating redemptions at a fund pursuing a painful merger. It’s a deal meant to stop costly arbitrage caused by sagging listed vehicles. If yesterday’s qualms, like...

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Institutional Investor

The Debate Over Private Credit Returns Is Just Heating Up

The private credit market is estimated to have reached $3 trillion in assets over the past decade on the promise of delivering higher returns than public credit. But as billion-dollar corporate defaults...

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Global Finance Magazine

Who Provides The Capital Behind The Private Credit Boom?

The main sources of capital for private credit funds are institutional investors with long-term investment horizons and low liquidity needs.

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The Economic Times

Raghuram Rajan, ex-RBI governor, warns of rising risks in global private credit market

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan warned of growing risks in the global private credit market, citing excess liquidity and a perception of an unending lending boom. He emphasised that periods of ample...

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The Wall Street Journal

Opinion | Who’s Worried About a Private Credit Winter?

Dan Wertman has inadvertently highlighted the strength and resilience of the market.

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VanEck

BDC’s Emerge as a High-Yield Haven as Private Credit Shifts | VanEck

BDCs continue to offer some of the highest yields in private credit and pullbacks may allow investors to capture tax benefits while staying invested.

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NPR

The rise of private credit, and why ‘ordinary people’s money is on the line’ : Consider This from NPR

When companies need a loan, traditionally they turn to a bank.But increasingly they’re turning to financial firms that are not really banks, but do have a lot of cash. This is called...

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World Socialist Web Site

Growth of private credit a “ticking time bomb”

A recent Financial Times editorial pointed to unmistakable signs that the conditions for another financial crisis are maturing.

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Bloomberg

Private Credit Firm Permira Eyes Takeover of German Tour Company

Private credit lender Permira Credit is in advanced talks to take over German tour operator Berge & Meer, according to the company, another sign of the growing trend of direct lenders moving...

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The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | U.S. Insurers Are Binging on Private Credit, Moody’s Says

A handful of insurers are buying much of the investments, which are hard to trade and have relatively low credit ratings

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