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Middle MarketEuropean Private Credit Monitor
July 13, 2026The European Private Credit Monitor provides a high-level view of private credit market activity. Topics covered include counts and estimated volume, spread distribution and leverage.Research
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US Evergreen Fund LandscapeUS Evergreen Fund Landscape
July 7, 2026The Q2 2026 US Evergreen Fund Landscape report covers the rapid rise of evergreen funds, providing data and insights on assets, flows, returns, and more.Research
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Private CreditMarket for private credit secondaries grows in Europe, stoked by liquidity pressure
July 7, 2026As exit opportunities that would usually return cash to sponsors become scarce, private credit secondaries have entered the fray.Article
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Private CreditLarge deal drought drags private credit LBO financings down 21% YoY
June 25, 2026LCD has not tracked a single LBO financing over $2 billion by direct lenders since early March.Article
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Direct LendingEuropean direct lenders mull software deals as AI shapes sector
June 24, 2026This key market segment is being re-examined, with a fault-line separating companies according to AI exposure.Article
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Private CreditEurope’s private credit market splits as prized assets take the spoils
June 23, 2026The best assets draw fierce competition from lenders, while a backlog of companies struggle to find buyers.Article
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Private CreditPrivate credit adjusts retail investor message after redemption run
June 9, 2026Attendees at SuperReturn conference in Berlin are told institutional support for the asset class ‘remains rock solid.’Article
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Middle MarketUS Private Credit Monitor
June 9, 2026The US Private Credit Monitor provides a high-level view of private credit market activity. Topics covered include estimated volume and counts, spread distribution, syndicated and direct lending takeouts, and middle market CLO issuance.Research
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Middle MarketEuropean Private Credit Monitor
June 9, 2026The European Private Credit Monitor provides a high-level view of private credit market activity. Topics covered include counts and estimated volume, spread distribution and leverage.Research
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Analyst NoteReturn Smoothing in Evergreen Fund Indexes
June 8, 2026This analyst note applies desmoothing techniques to evergreen fund indexes to help allocators better interpret volatility and risk in evergreen funds across private capital strategies.Research
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Direct LendingEurazeo raises €3.9B for direct lending fund, beating target
June 5, 2026Total commitments across the programme reached €5.5B, including €1B from private wealth capital.Article
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Private CreditPE-backed companies are losing their direct lending dominance
May 28, 2026But their shrinking share of deals doesn’t mean direct lenders are pulling back from private equity, yet.Article
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Private DebtTD Bank explores tie-up with private credit firms
May 27, 2026The country’s 10th-largest commercial bank wants to expand the scope of its lending business, which targets midsize PE-backed companies.Article
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Private CreditPrivate credit spreads in spotlight on both sides of Atlantic as market dynamics shift
May 20, 2026Publicly traded BDCs have been increasingly returning capital to investors through share buybacks instead of investing it in loans.Article
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Middle MarketEuropean Private Credit Monitor
May 12, 2026The European Private Credit Monitor provides a high-level view of private credit market activity. Topics covered include counts and estimated volume, spread distribution and leverage.Research
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Middle MarketUS Private Credit Monitor
May 7, 2026The US Private Credit Monitor provides a high-level view of private credit market activity. Topics covered include estimated volume and counts, spread distribution, syndicated and direct lending takeouts, and middle market CLO issuance.Research
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Direct LendingArcmont, Goldman Sachs among lenders in €1.5B Global Gruppe refinancing
May 7, 2026The transaction is one of the largest European direct-lending deals this year, sources say.Article
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Leveraged LoansEnergy spike creates pressure points for Europe’s leveraged finance market
April 17, 2026The leveraged loan, direct lending and high-yield bond markets are at risk of wider credit spreads.Article
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