Private Credit Funds

Financial Times

Blue Owl’s private credit fund U-turn

Plus, the mega-deal rippling through Wall Street, Hollywood and Washington, and pharma groups stressing buyout firms

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Citywire

Top Touchstone gatekeeper eyes private markets expansion

Tim Paulin is exploring how Touchstone can add its first evergreen private markets funds.

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Global Finance Magazine

What Is Private Credit And Who Uses It?

How has private credit grown in importance since the Great Financial Crisis? What is the current market size in the US and other regions?

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CNBC

Blue Owl calls off merger of its two private credit funds after announcement rattles stock

Blue Owl has decided to call off the merging of two of its private credit funds after the deal caused some angst among investors, according to sources.

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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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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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Reuters

Exclusive: Blue Owl considers reviving merger of private credit funds, contingent on fund’s share price, sources say

Blue Owl Capital is considering reviving a plan to merge two of its private credit funds if the share price of the larger fund improves, as the alternative asset manager evaluates its...

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Money Management

Morningstar ups private credit research amid fund boom

Morningstar has become the latest research house to express concern about private credit funds, suggesting it is conducting further checks before handing out a fund rating.

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Duke Law School

The promise and perils of private credit

An increase in corporate borrowing from private funds means more growth, but potentially more risk for investors and the public, says Duke Law’s Elisabeth de Fontenay

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