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Private Credit News Weekly Issue #89: Blue Owl Sells $1.4 Billion to Own Insurance Unit, Weinstein Swoops at 35% Discount

When redemptions hit, one lender sold loans to itself while an activist offers to buy shares at steep markdown to book value
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Private Credit News Weekly Issue #88: Software Exposure Hidden in Plain Sight, Bad PIK Hits 6.4%, and Apollo Trades $10 Billion
Bloomberg finds $9 billion in software loans misclassified across major BDCs as deferred interest climbs and trading infrastructure expands
Private Credit News Weekly Issue #87: Software Gets Crushed, Managers Split on Defense, and Thoma Bravo Blocks Creditor Unity
$46.9 billion in tech debt trades distressed as lenders divide between retreat and doubling down
Private Credit News Weekly Issue #86: Redemptions Settle, Defaults Rise to 5.6%, and BDCs Raise $5.3 Billion
The exit rush calms as Blue Owl honors 15% withdrawals, but default rates climb and PIMCO warns buyers are "blind" to risks
Private Credit News Weekly Issue #85: BlackRock Marks Down 19%, Redemptions Hit 5%, and Secondaries Explode to $226 Billion
BlackRock marks down 19%, redemptions hit 5%, and managers race for $13 trillion in 401(k)s
Private Credit News Weekly Issue #84: Covenants Disappear, PIK Gets Rebranded, and Banks Win at 275 Bps
Private lenders adopt covenant-lite terms to compete as middle-market CLO limits jump to 25% from 16% while Neuberger pitches "strategic PIK" and…
Private Credit News Weekly Issue #83: Redemptions Surge 200%, Blue Owl Breaks Gates, and UK Warns of "Unknown Unknowns"
Investors yank $2.9 billion from non-traded BDCs in Q4 while Blue Owl allows 17% redemptions as managers insist "performance remains strong"
Private Credit News Weekly Issue #82: Megadeals Return, Spreads Compress, and Managers Brace for the "Cockroaches"
Record 68 deals over $10 billion announced in 2025 as credit executives warn of spread compression, vintage 2020-2021 restructurings, and a bifurcated…
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