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  Leveraged Loans

  Earnings soar for leveraged loan issuers in Q1, powering swiftest growth since 2022

  May 27, 2026

  EBITDA grew by 9% among publicly filing leveraged loan issuers, though the share of issuers flashing warning signs also ticked up, suggesting market bifurcation.

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  Blackstone

  Strong realizations drive Blackstone to record Q4 profits

  January 29, 2026

  On a Q4 earnings call, COO Jon Gray heralded the end of an ‘abnormal period’ of low M&A and IPO activity.

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  Private Credit

  Private credit seeing more, but lower quality, deal volume – Oaktree

  November 20, 2025

  Oaktree Specialty Lending CEO Armen Panossian also said sponsors were increasingly pursuing dividend recapitalizations as a response to historically subdued exit activity.

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  Private Equity

  Apollo sharpens focus on next level of individual investors

  November 4, 2025

  CEO Marc Rowan said the firm sees a multibillion-dollar opportunity below the high-net-worth segment

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  Earnings

  Ares sees tailwinds from lower interest rates, improved M&A volume

  November 3, 2025

  The $596-billion credit specialist expects cheaper financing to boost PE dealmaking, offsetting a likely reduction in interest income.

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  Private Equity

  Blackstone sees end to private-equity distribution drought

  October 23, 2025

  The $1.2 trillion asset manager accrued $9.3 billion in realizations from its PE portfolio in Q3, a quarterly high for 2025.

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  Leveraged Loans

  Loan issuer leverage rises, coverage slips against steady earnings trend

  September 9, 2025

  Even with additional earnings growth, average EBITDA coverage of interest expense dropped for a second straight quarter.

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  Earnings

  CVC hits 3.3x realizations in H1 2025 amid European investment surge

  September 4, 2025

  The London-listed PE giant returned $15.4B to investors in the past year as the continent’s markets regained favor among institutional allocators.

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  Earnings

  Partners Group expects performance fees growth amid strong exits

  September 2, 2025

  The firm raised $12B in H1 2025, bringing its total AUM to $174B.

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  SoftBank

  Vision Funds’ $4.5B investment gain pushes SoftBank to quarterly profit

  August 7, 2025

  The Japanese group is aggressively putting money into AI to drive growth, including placing heavy bets on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

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  Earnings

  KKR leverages asset-based finance to stand out in private credit race

  July 31, 2025

  KKR is increasingly harnessing asset-based finance to carve out a strategic edge in a crowded private credit market.

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  Earnings

  Tikehau Capital posts fundraising record with $5.9B haul in H1 2025

  July 31, 2025

  Paris‑listed firm notched best‑ever half‑year results as investors poured money into high‑conviction bets on clean energy, cybersecurity and European defense.

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  Private Credit

  Blackstone reports M&A pipeline jump, eyes defined contribution opportunity

  July 25, 2025

  The firm said its private credit business recorded no new defaults during the quarter.

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  Private Credit

  Middle market consumer companies see revenue drop in Q2 – Golub

  July 18, 2025

  Earnings for middle market private companies tracked by the index grew by 5.4% year-over-year during the first two months of Q2 2025.

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  Earnings

  TPG leans into overseas markets amid US policy noise

  May 7, 2025

  The firm is increasing its bets in Asia and Europe as the US market is plagued by policy uncertainty around tariffs and the energy transition.

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  KKR

  KKR plays offense, looks overseas amid tariff uncertainty

  May 1, 2025

  The asset management giant has deployed over $30 billion year-to-date, with more than half invested overseas, the company said in its latest earnings call.

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  Private Equity

  US PE earnings dashboard

  February 14, 2025

  From Apollo’s S&P 500 debut to robust deal activity and evolving credit strategies, the top alternative asset managers ended the year on a high note.

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  SoftBank

  SoftBank’s AI push overshadowed by $2.4B quarterly loss

  February 12, 2025

  The group plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in AI partnerships, but its losses have increased.

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