Private Credit Just Raised $119 Billion in One Quarter. BDC Defaults Just Hit a Record Too.
Private credit funds raised $119 billion in the second quarter of 2026 alone, the fastest single-quarter pace on record, at the same time loan defaults inside the funds that hold this debt hit their...
Middle-Market CLOs Explained: How BDCs Fund Their Loans Without Margin Calls
You own shares in a business development company (BDC) because you want exposure to private-credit yield without underwriting individual loans yourself. But the return you collect depends on how that...
Private Credit Fundraising Hits a Record First Half in 2026 Even as BDC Redemptions Surge: The Bifurcation Explained
TL;DR: Institutional private credit fundraising hit $190 billion in final closes in H1 2026, a 53% jump over H1 2025 and already 80% of last year's full-year total, according to With Intelligence's August 12, 2026 H1...
Private Credit Is Financing the AI Datacenter Boom. Here's the Concentration Risk Nobody's Pricing.
TL;DR: Private credit funds are underwriting the AI datacenter boom by lending against GPUs and hyperscaler contracts, and the industry is pitching it as diversified, asset-backed credit. It is not....
Star Mountain CFO I: What a KBRA-Rated Collateralized Fund Obligation Tells You About Where Insurance Capital Is Flowing
TL;DR: Star Mountain Capital, an employee-owned New York-based alternative asset manager with approximately $5 billion in assets under management (AUM as of July 31, 2026), has closed Star Mountain CF
Bridgepoint Closes €5.1 Billion BDL IV: What European Direct Lending's Breakout Moment Means for US Investors
TL;DR: Bridgepoint has closed Bridgepoint Direct Lending IV (BDL IV) at €5.1 billion in total commitments (including investor subscriptions, term leverage, and co-investment vehicle allocations), surp
Manulife Comvest Hits $5.4B Record Close: What It Tells You About the Private Credit Cycle
Manulife Comvest Credit Partners closed Comvest Credit Partners VII at $5.4 billion on August 3 — the largest fundraise in the platform's 20-year history. The record close arrives as private credit de
How to Evaluate a Private Credit Manager Before Committing Capital: A Due Diligence Checklist
Private credit defaults hit a record 9.2% in 2025, with small-company loans defaulting at 15.8%. Yet first-lien senior secured lenders recovered at or near par in most cases. The spread between good a
NAV Loans in Private Equity: How GPs Borrow Against Fund Portfolios to Pay LPs
By Jeff Barnes, MBA | Angel Investors Network | August 3, 2026
PIK Loans in Private Credit: What Payment-in-Kind Notes Mean for Direct Lending Investors
By Jeff Barnes, MBA | Angel Investors Network | August 3, 2026
Cov-Lite Loans in Private Credit: What the Lack of Covenants Means for Direct Lending Investors
By Jeff Barnes, MBA | Angel Investors Network | August 3, 2026
Ares Management Q2 2026: $52 Billion in Direct Lending — What It Means for Accredited Investors
Ares Management closed $8.2 billion in new U.S. direct lending commitments in Q2 2026 alone, bringing its trailing 12-month total to $52.3 billion. That number tells you where institutional capital
Private Credit in 2026: The $1.7 Trillion Market Accredited Investors Can Now Access
Global private credit assets under management have reached approximately $1.7 trillion in 2026, up from $250 billion in 2012, according to Preqin's 2026 Global Private Debt Report — a 15%+ annualized
Eagle Point's $14B Private Credit Bet on U.S. Battery Manufacturing
Private credit managers raised $262 billion in the first half of 2026 alone, a 30% increase year-over-year, according to Credit Crunch's H1 2026 market analysis . The latest example: Eagle Point Credi
BlackRock's $220B Private Credit Machine: What HPS Changes for Direct Lending and What It Means for Investors
According to BlackRock's official press release , the firm completed its acquisition of HPS Investment Partners in July 2025, creating a private credit platform managing approximately $220 billion in
Venture Debt: What It Is, Who Uses It, and When It Makes Sense vs. Equity
According to the 2025-2026 Venture Debt Report from Runway Growth Capital and PitchBook , U.S. venture debt reached $68.8 billion in 2025 across approximately 1,000 deals — the highest annual volume o
Lower Middle Market Direct Lending: The Underserved $9 Billion Niche Below the Radar
TL;DR: Lower middle market (LMM) direct lending targets companies with $5M to $25M EBITDA. It pays 100 to 150 basis points more than upper-middle-market loans, carries lower leverage (4.0x vs. 5.0 to
PGIM Acquires Deerpath Capital: How Full-Spectrum Direct Lending Works from $5M to $500M Deals
TL;DR: PGIM announced July 27 it is acquiring the remaining 25% of Deerpath Capital, completing its full ownership of a lower middle market lender with $9 billion in AUM and 1,200 transactions over 20
Tikehau Capital Closes €5.2 Billion European Direct Lending Fund — 60% Bigger Than Prior Vintage
Tikehau Capital Closes €5.2 Billion European Direct Lending Fund — 60% Bigger Than Prior Vintage Tikehau Capital Closes €5.2 Billion European Direct Lending Fund — 60% Bigger Than Prior Vintage By Jef
Sagard's Third Private Credit Fund Just Hit $1 Billion. Here's What It Means for Direct Lending
Sagard just closed the first tranche of its third direct-lending fund at more than $1 billion, according to Alternative Credit Investor . The Canadian alternative asset manager pulled...