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Private credit valuations proven conservative over time
Private credit investors’ realized losses have been about half that of unrealized markdowns during the past three periods of market stress.
As private credit grows, underwriting standards remain healthy
Lenders requiring more equity and less leverage, suggesting healthy private credit lending standards.
Is private credit a bubble?
Private credit has grown in both size and breadth, prompting questions around the risks of the asset class and whether it could represent a bubble. We address those concerns in this note.
FireSide: Answering the burning questions around private debt – Part 1
Private debt is a rapidly expanding market that has become critical for the U.S. economy and an opportunity for investors. In Part 1, we discuss the fundamentals of the market and trends driving its growth.
Private credit attractive to sponsors and investors
Private credit has become PE sponsors’ primary source of financing for LBOs and M&A activity as the asset class becomes increasingly mainstream.
Q2 2024 Corporate credit outlook: Drafting down the straightaway
Continued economic stability has fostered healthy fundamentals in most leveraged credit, but risks are accumulating in loans to lower-rated private borrowers.