Private Credit Funds

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.

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.

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 ... The...

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 ... Exclusive:...

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.

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

This Could Cause ‘The Next Big Crisis’ in Markts, The Man Known as ‘Bond King’ Says

Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, warned in a podcast appearance Monday that private credit “has the same trappings” as the subprime mortgage market that precipitated the Global Financial Crisis.

If private credit breaks, insurers will fall under the microscope

Rising holdings of the asset class could lead to problems when the next downturn comes

Private credit has a public confidence problem

Listed vehicles run by non-bank lenders trade at a hefty 11% dividend yield, yet also well below the value of their assets. Liquid bond and loan markets are providing renewed ... Private...

Mobius private markets AUA jumps sixfold to £1.2bn

Mobius has seen its private markets assets under administration (AUA) increase sixfold over the past five years from roughly £200m to £1.2bn.