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Oscar McGuinness

Markets27 Apr 2026

Why Goldman Sachs Was the Last Fund Standing

Goldman's near miss looked like good news. It was really a warning about everything else.

Private Credit Goldman Sachs Liquidity Credit Risk

Abir Ghosh Biswas5 min read

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Markets21 Apr 2026

The Wall Street Bet on a $5,900 Ticket

A Connecticut credit firm is lending millions against World Cup resale tickets, betting the markup holds. The trade exposes a wider story about how Wall Street is learning to finance scarcity.

Private Credit FIFA World Cup

Sonal Weerasekera8 min read

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Private Markets Private Equity28 Mar 2026

Week in Review: Private Capital & Dealmaking

From Blackstone's bid for Senior plc to the largest LBO in history and a regulatory clash threatening the private credit ratings ecosystem, this week laid bare the tensions running through global private capital markets.

Private Equity Leveraged Buyouts Private Credit M&A

Sonal Weerasekera7 min read

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Markets Private Equity24 Mar 2026

The $3.8 Trillion Logjam

Record unsold assets, zombie funds, and pension pain. Why the private equity industry is at a structural turning point.

Private Equity Pension Funds M&A Zombie Funds Interest Rates

Alexander Eklund12 min read

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Markets Private Credit16 Mar 2026

Wall Street's Blind Spot

Retail investors are pulling billions, insiders say defaults are already here, and banks are quietly tightening credit. The mixed signals across private credit mask a single uncomfortable truth.

Private Credit Private Equity Risk Wall Street

Alexander Eklund7 min read

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Markets Private Credit12 Mar 2026

Defaults Could Double, Warns Partners Group

Partners Group Chair Steffen Meister warns AI will create an asymmetric disaster for private credit, where lenders absorb the losses from disrupted companies while capturing none of the upside.

AI Defaults Partners Group

Rohan Talwar6 min read

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Markets Private Credit4 Mar 2026

Blackstone Hit By Record Redemptions

Investors pulled $3.7 billion from the world's largest private credit fund. BCRED has posted its first ever net outflows, signalling a turning point for the entire industry.

Blackstone

Rohan Talwar5 min read

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Markets Private Credit24 Feb 2026

Blue Owl Locks Out Investors

Blue Owl permanently restricts investors from withdrawing cash from its inaugural retail debt fund, backtracking on plans to reopen redemptions this quarter.

Blue Owl Liquidity BDC

Oscar McGuinness6 min read

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