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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.

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.

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 ... Is...

BX: AI-driven infrastructure, private credit, and wealth channels fuel growth amid resilient markets

Resilient economic trends and the AI CapEx cycle are driving strong investment activity, with major focus on data centers, energy, and private credit. Wealth and real estate channels show growth ... BX:...

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

By Niket Nishant Dec 9 (Reuters) – Private credit defaults are set to edge lower next year as interest rates drop, strategists at BofA Global Research said, but warned that ... US...

Blue Owl Capital Is A Tangled Web

I wonder whether the complexity of Blue Owl’s structure, the inherent opacity of publicly traded private credit and stress to their AI business is priced in their valuations.

Agencies rescind 2013 leveraged loan guidelines that helped spur private credit boom – PitchBook

So far, private credit market participants say the threat to their market share is slim, particularly among deals in the core middle market and below.

Apollo’s Rowan Sees Market Makers Coming for Private Credit

Apollo Global Management Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Rowan said he expects to see more market makers emerging for investment-grade private credit as firms seek to ramp up trading of ... Apollo’s...

Demand for private credit still strong despite ‘sensational’ headlines, asset managers say

Ares Management CEO and co-founder Michael Arougheti and Blackstone Group president and COO Jonathan Gray spoke about private credit at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference.

Apollo CEO Marc Rowan has an answer for the ‘frustrating’ chatter about the term ‘private credit’

Apollo CEO Marc Rowan is planning to gift the definitive book on private credit to clarify risks and myths.