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Alternative Credit Investor

OHA hits record $17.7bn close for first senior private lending fund

Oak Hill Advisors has achieved a record final close on its first-vintage senior private lending fund, securing commitments of $17.7bn.

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Alternative Credit Investor

Collateral-backed lending: Private credit’s ‘sweet spot’

Asset-based finance (ABF) could more than quadruple to nearly $2.6tn (£1.94tn) in the US second-lien mortgage market.

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PitchBook

Peraton private credit loans trade as multiple banks make market for debt – PitchBook

JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs are making markets for the private credit asset, according to bank runs from Dec. 9 seen by LCD.

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Alternative Credit Investor

Apollo tilts further towards private credit as buyout unit is broken up

Apollo has shifted its complex lending unit out of its buyout division, in a move to double down on private credit.

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ts2.tech

Ares Management (ARES) Soars on S&P 500 Inclusion: Latest Stock News, Q3 2025 Results and 2026 Forecast

Ares Management (ARES) Soars on S&P 500 Inclusion: Latest Stock News, Q3 2025 Results and 2026 Forecast – TechStock²

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TradingView

Fitch Ratings: North American 2026 Leverage Finance Outlook Neutral

Related Content: North American Leveraged Finance Outlook 2026Fitch Ratings-New York-10 December 2025: Fitch Ratings’ 2026 sector outlook for North American Leveraged Finance is neutral, reflecting broadly steady credit conditions across liquid markets...

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Finextra Research

AIR raises $6.1m to modernise private credit ratings with AI

AI-powered credit intelligence platform AIR has raised $6.1 million in a seed funding round co-led by Work-Bench Ventures and Lerer Hippeau.

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PitchBook

Mega-deals propel US direct lending volume – PitchBook

The November US Private Credit Monitor report showed that direct lending is running at its hottest pace since Q2 2024.

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simplywall.st

Is Blackstone (BX) Using AI And Infrastructure Deals To Reframe Its Private Credit Risk Story?

Recently, Blackstone’s CEO Stephen Schwarzman pushed back on concerns that private credit fueled recent auto-sector bankruptcies, while the firm was also reported to be in advanced talks to buy utility-parts maker MacLean...

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