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Private credit: The changing role of banks

Banks’ new role as partners to private credit is emerging amid headwinds in the banking sector.

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Private credit: Implications of rate cuts

The market has priced in significant Fed rate cuts by mid-2025, which will reduce private credit’s yield. With inflation normalizing, however, real yields should remain attractive relative to history.

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Direct lending volume grows amid increased LBO activity

Private credit has increasingly become the preferred source of financing for PE sponsors, with direct lending volume jumping 60% over last year’s level.

Column chart showing direct lending deal volume by month. A line shows the 3-month moving average which has trended higher this year. Direct lending deal volume of $231 billion through September 2024 represents a nearly 60% jump versus all of 2023, a sign that LBO/M&A activity has picked up in recent months.
Corporate credit outlook

Q4 2024 Corporate credit outlook: Jive like it’s 1995

Like the Fed’s 1995 mid-cycle recalibration, credit markets are supported by strong credit fundamentals and constructive technicals.

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Credit quality comes into focus amid heightened volatility

High yield bonds have outperformed senior secured loans in recent months, given their more attractive duration profile and higher credit quality.

Column chart showing high yield bonds’ monthly out- or underperformance versus senior secured loans. Whereas loans outperformed through much of the past year, high yield bonds have outperformed each of the past four months as investors prepare for a rate cutting cycle and emphasize higher-quality credit amid signs of an economic slowdown.
Podcast

The Takeaway with Troy Gayeski: Are private credit markets too good to be true?

Our Chief Market Strategist shares key takeaways from his latest strategy note on whether private credit is saturated with too much capital.

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