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The State of Private Credit in Q3 26
Private Credit Has Become a Winner-Takes-More Market
4 hrs ago

September 2026

Ares on the Financial Engineering Behind the AI Boom
How venture-style risk is finding its way into IG insurance portfolios.
Sep 29
Three Questions with The Credit Crunch
Featuring Marcel Schindler, Partner & Head of Private Debt at StepStone Group
Sep 24 • The Credit Crunch
Private Capital Fundraising Is Heading for a Fifth Straight Annual Decline
Fundraising from Blackstone, Carlyle, Hines and Rialto, and More...
Sep 22
BlackRock: The 21/22 Vintage Comes Home to Roost
Fundraising from ICG, Jefferies, Harbourvest, Hercules and More...
Sep 15
BDC Redemptions Update
Fundraising from Claret Capital, Arcmont and BNP
Sep 8
Private Credit’s Sports Opportunity
With average leverage at just ~10% LTV, Apollo is looking to close the gap
Sep 1

August 2026

Ares: Funds Raised in Volatile Markets Outperform
Fundraisings from Jefferies, Partners Group and Crestline
Aug 25
Q2 2026 Alt Manager Earnings: What the Biggest Firms Are Talking About
Key Takeaways from 400 Pages of Earnings Transcripts
Aug 18 • The Credit Crunch
Apollo: The AI Buildout Is Reshaping Credit Markets
Fundraisings from Bridgepoint, Comvest, Willow Tree, LGT Capital and Vistara.
Aug 11
Have critics focused on the wrong credit boom?
Fundraisings from Slate
Aug 4

July 2026

Evercore: Credit Secondaries Are Accelerating
Fundraisings from Tikehau, GoldenTree, GCM Grosvenor and Mercia
Jul 28
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