Perpetual vs. Closed-End Private Credit Funds: An LP's Practical Guide
Same GP, same loans, two completely different mechanics. Here is how closed-end capital calls and evergreen redemption gates actually work for private credit LPs, plus a fee-by-fee breakdown.
Private Credit's Quiet Repair Shop: Why Amend-and-Extend Is Masking Real Risk
Federal Reserve data shows PIK usage in BDC portfolios rising 67 percent over three years. Jeff Barnes examines how amend-and-extend may be masking real credit deterioration in private credit.
Evergreen Does Not Mean Liquid: The Bridgepoint Lesson
Bridgepoint has launched a perpetual private credit fund in Luxembourg that offers zero redemption rights, zero liquidity windows, and no secondary market exit mechanism. The fund, Bridgepoint Direct
The Adverse Selection Problem Hidden in Retail Private Markets
TL;DR: Private markets are opening to retail investors at record speed, and my read is that the products reaching retail shelves first are disproportionately the ones institutional LPs have already pr
Democratizing Private Equity, or Democratizing the Exit?
Robinhood Ventures Fund I priced its IPO at $25 in March 2026 , dropped to $21 on day one, spiked to an intraday high of $77.39 within weeks, and now trades around $28 to $30.50 against a net asset va
Money-Market Yields vs. Private Credit: Are You Actually Being Paid for the Risk?
According to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) , the 3-month Treasury bill yielded 3.84% as of July 16, 2026, a number so unglamorous that most financial media won't even write a headline...
Why Cox Capital's BDC Tender Offers Are Priced 15% to 30% Below NAV
TL;DR: Cox Capital Partners is offering cash tender offers to investors trapped in three gated private-credit BDCs: HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC (ADS), and Ares Strategic Income Fund...
9fin's BDC Watchlist Flags $5.7 Billion in At-Risk Loans, and the Market Already Priced It In
TL;DR: On July 16, 2026, debt-data platform 9fin launched a BDC Watchlist flagging $5.7 billion of loans across 157 business development companies (BDCs) as at risk of further deterioration, about 1.9% of the $305.2...
Private Credit's Mega-Fund Problem: Five Managers Raised $64 Billion While Retail BDCs Hit Redemption Walls
Five managers pulled in more than $64 billion in fresh private credit commitments during the first half of 2026. Barings raised $19 billion, Churchill Asset Management raised $16 billion, Crescen
Mavik Capital's $1B Bet on Distressed CRE: What the 2026 Maturity Wall Means for You
Mavik Capital Management is out raising $1 billion for a new fund, VS3, built to buy distressed commercial real estate and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) before the 2026 loan maturi
Private Credit Hit $2.1 Trillion. The SEC Just Made It a Top 2026 Exam Priority.
Private credit just crossed $2.1 trillion in global assets under management. Same quarter, the SEC put it on the top of the list of things examiners will scrutinize in 2026. I don't think that's a coi
The BDC Redemption Crisis: Why $15.6 Billion Couldn't Get Out in Q2 2026
Investors asked private credit funds for $15.6 billion back in the second quarter of 2026. Ten of the 16 business development companies that Fitch Ratings tracks couldn't pay it. Their quarterly redem
Hayfin's €15 Billion Fund Close Shows Where Smart Money Hides From Private Credit Liquidity Risk
Hayfin's €15B Direct Lending Fund V close reveals why institutions avoid semi-liquid BDCs. What accredited investors must know before allocating.