Lenders & Private Credit

Battle for Private Credit Allocations Is Moving Beyond Direct Lending

Large alternative managers are racing to institutionalize asset-backed finance as pensions seek exposure less dependent on sponsor-backed corporate defaults.

May 29, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

Institutional Investors Look Beyond Headlines to Embrace Private Credit Funds

Institutional investors continue to allocate to evergreen credit vehicles despite negative headlines surrounding the broader market.

May 20, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

How Big Lenders Handle AI: Price the Disruption, Capture the Upside

Lenders including Ares, Blackstone and Blue Owl are treating AI as a core underwriting variable—separating software winners from businesses vulnerable to automation and disruption.

May 12, 2026

Private Equity

Secondaries Edge: Software Malaise Drives Second-Hand Deals Across PE and Private Credit

Secondaries volume could reach $400 billion by 2030 as more use cases are devoloped to generate liquidity.

April 15, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

JPMorgan Reportedly Explores Potential Interest in Carlyle Global Credit

The speculation follows comments from Jamie Dimon who recently said at a conference that the bank is actively evaluating acquisition opportunities.

June 5, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

Crescent Closes $10.8B Direct Lending Fund

CDL Fund IV focuses on providing senior debt financing to sponsor-backed companies in the U.S. lower middle market.

June 3, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

Configure Partners Launches Private Capital Advisory Team

Led by Joseph Weissglass, the team will focus on providing senior-led advisory services spanning both equity and credit-oriented liquidity services.

June 3, 2026

Financial services

Lovell Minnick Partners-Backed Xactus Buys Mortgage Credit Link

Mortgage Credit Link provides a web-based order fulfillment hub that streamlines credit and verification data ordering from mortgage application through closing.

May 27, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

Barings Closes $19B for Global Direct Lending Strategy

The latest raise expands Barings’ Global Private Finance platform to more than $67 billion in assets.

May 21, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

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