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Private Credit's 9.2% Default Rate Is Not a Blip

Fitch's 9.2% default rate across middle-market private credit firms is the number investors keep citing without understanding what it actually selects for. The difference between a fund you should hold and one you should exit comes down to a single EBITDA threshold most managers are not volunteering.

By Marcus Cole · 3 min read

Finance

Private Credit at 2.46% Defaults Is Not the Crisis You Were Promised

Private credit defaults have risen to 2.46%, and the headlines are screaming crisis. But an asset class yielding 8% with improving coverage ratios at the top end of the market is not a bubble popping. It is a credit cycle creating opportunity for disciplined investors.

By Marcus Cole · 4 min read