Fed Launches Pilot Survey of $1.3T Private Credit Market
Dallas and NY Fed will pilot the first regular data pull on private credit after Q3, with initial findings due Q1 2027. Here’s what it will track.
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AI Debt Deluge Meets Pushback: Cover Ratio Halves to 2x
Hyperscaler bond books have slid from 5x oversubscribed in February to under 2x by July, as AI-related debt heads to $570B and Moody’s warns.
Private Credit’s Q2 Cracks: Ares Caps ASIF Redemptions
Q2 2026 private-credit reads: Ares Capital core EPS $0.47, ASIF pro-rates 14.4% redemption bid, Proskauer default index 2.51%. Where the stress is showing up.
SoftBank Reopens $10B OpenAI Margin Loan With Concessions
SoftBank has reopened talks for a $10B margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake, adding lender concessions after a June stall cut the target to $6B.
Apollo, Morgan Stanley Gate Funds as Private Credit Exits Hit 17%
Apollo capped Q2 redemptions at its $26B Debt Solutions BDC after 16.8% requested, while Morgan Stanley’s $7B North Haven fund gated at 5% on 11.6% requests.
Private Credit Lending Drops 40% as BDCs Gate Redemptions
Private credit loan issuance fell to $45B in the three months through May 2026 — a 40% drop from Q1 — as BDC redemption queues forced gates.
First Brands Liquidation Cleared: A $2.3B Private Credit Hit
A Houston judge cleared First Brands’ liquidation on June 12, 2026, after $2.3 billion vanished. Here is what the failure exposes about private credit.
Partners Group Caps $8.6B Fund as Q2 Gates Spread to PE
Partners Group gated its $8.6B Global Value SICAV after 9.8% redemption requests, dragging Blackstone, KKR and Apollo lower as BCRED also tightens back to its 5% cap.
Crescent Capital Closes Record $10.8B Direct Lending Fund
Crescent’s CDL Fund IV closed at $10.8B in investable capital — more than double its 2022 predecessor — as Apollo and Ares cap BDC redemptions.
Apollo, Blackstone Pitch $36B Debt to Power Anthropic TPUs
Apollo and Blackstone are arranging a record $36B debt deal to fund Anthropic’s Google TPU buildout — a watershed for AI-infra private credit.