Blackstone Credit Hits $480B as Q3 Earnings Reflect Exit Freeze
Blackstone Q3 2026 Credit & Insurance AUM hit $480B as total assets reached $1.37T, while distributable earnings fell 9% on slower private equity exits.
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Apollo Debt Solutions BDC: $1.6B Q3 Originations, 486 Bps Spread
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC originated $1.6B of private debt in Q3 2026 with an 8.80% yield and 486 bps spread across a $25.5B direct lending portfolio.
Truist Q3 Adjusted EPS Hits $1.16 on $7.7B Carlyle Loan Sale
Truist reported Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.16, sold $7.7B in LightStream loans to Carlyle, and expanded taxable-equivalent NIM to 3.00%.
Bain Capital Private Credit Issues $350M Notes, Adds SOFR Swap
Bain Capital Private Credit closed $350M of 7.600% senior notes due 2031 and entered a matching SOFR swap to align liabilities with its direct lending portfolio.
Runway Growth Prices $45M Notes to Refinance 9% Senior Debt
Runway Growth Finance priced $45M of 7.75% Notes due 2031 to redeem its 9% 2027 notes and repay bank debt, extending duration at lower coupon cost.
North Haven Q3 2026 Tender: 43.8% Accepted, Final Value Pending
North Haven Private Income Fund accepted an estimated 43.8% of Q3 2026 tendered units. Read the SEC filing, prior-quarter results, and limits of the estimate.
Debt Covenants Explained: Affirmative, Negative, and Cov-Lite
Understand debt covenants: affirmative vs negative rules, financial maintenance tests, debt-to-EBITDA math, and why covenant-lite loans dominate modern credit.
Private Credit Divide: 12% of Small Loans Face Distress
Houlihan Lokey’s DataBank reveals a divide in private credit: distressed loans jumped to 12% for small borrowers while mega-cap direct lending holds firm.
Blue Owl Leads $2.4B AI Factory Financing for IREN
Blue Owl-managed funds are anchoring a $2.4B loan for IREN’s AI compute buildout — the latest private-credit push into GPU-backed data-center debt.
Private Credit’s $27B Six Weeks: Hayfin, Comvest, Bridgepoint
Three direct-lending mega-funds closed over $27 billion since July — Hayfin, Comvest and Bridgepoint. Inside the wave reshaping private credit.