All Private Debt articles – Page 5
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White papersPrivate Markets View: 2026 Outlook
We believe the opportunity set for Private Market strategies remains deep.
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White papersBroadening perspectives: Top 10 with… Interview with Ulrich Keller on UGA Solutions
As investors seek broader diversification across alternative asset classes, Unified Global Alternatives (UGA) – Solutions is evolving to meet these demands with flexibility and scale.
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White papersHow North American insurers are positioning for 2026: From building to optimizing
One forecast is a data point. Two hundred and thirty-eight of them start to tell a story. Nuveen’s fourth annual EQuilibrium insurance survey reveals how North American insurers are navigating 2026: maturing their private credit allocations, quietly shifting geographic exposure and leaning into the infrastructure opportunities created by AI and the energy transition. Explore the full survey to see how your peers are positioning and what it might mean for your own outlook.
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White papersPrivate Credit Dispersion: Rising Stress, not Systemic Disruption
Rising stress in private credit highlights the importance of differentiation.
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White papersCommercial real estate: Early-cycle advantage as investors reevaluate private credit
Commercial real estate (CRE) is drawing renewed attention as investors reassess allocations amid rising concerns about the durability of private credit returns. Slowing earnings growth, elevated leverage, and tighter refinancing conditions have raised questions about the performance trajectory of some private credit strategies…
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White papers10 themes for private assets in 2026
A resilient but uneven backdrop favours private markets. As liquidity solutions and transparency improve and deal flow recovers, privates will increasingly compete with listed markets – but outcomes will hinge on sector selection, execution and capital‑structure design.
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VideoInvestor takeaways from today’s volatile and rapidly shifting private markets environment
Private Markets 700 research shows that institutional investor return expectations are increasing, regulation, geopolitics, and megatrends are reshaping infrastructure allocations and value add infrastructure opportunities are growing, as infrastructure appetite trends upwards.
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White papersNot everything that counts can be counted: Rethinking real estate credit underwriting
Our latest Private Markets Insight explores why traditional metrics like LTV, debt yield and ICR, while useful, can distort true risk when relied on in isolation. Real estate isn’t homogenous, and neither are the risks behind each asset.
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White papersThe Changing Face of Infrastructure Debt
In a recent Q&A with Infrastructure Investor, Richard Parker discusses how rising digital and energy demand is shaping risks and opportunities across global infrastructure debt markets.
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White papersInfrastructure: The times they are a-changin’
Essential assets are evolving, linking conventional services with emerging technologies and security needs. Bob Dylan’s enduring classic “The Times They Are a-Changin’” wasn’t just about politics or culture—it was about recognising when a new era is breaking over the horizon.
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White papersPortfolio Finance: What it is and Why it Matters
Welcome back to Where Credit is Due, a monthly newsletter by Barings recognizing value across the people and portfolios shaping credit markets today.
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WebinarInvitation | Key themes to watch for private markets investors
Wednesday, 18th March 2026 - 09:00 am GMT | 10:00 am CET
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White papersA CIO’s guide to long-term investing in a short-term world
The investment landscape is shifting in ways that demand more than just smart predictions. It requires preparation, discipline, and a willingness to rethink long-held assumptions. TIAA Institute, working with Nuveen, surveyed chief investment officers to uncover the converging forces reshaping institutional portfolios, from geopolitical fragmentation and inflation pressures to private markets and AI. The insights are practical, timely, and worth your attention. Explore the full report to see what these trends could mean for your long-term strategy.
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White papersPrivate credit and debt: Resiliency through interest-rate cycles
The resumption of the Federal Reserve’s easing cycle has prompted many private markets investors to evaluate how a lower-rate regime shapes opportunities and risks across commercial real estate (CRE), private infrastructure debt, investment-grade private credit, and middle market direct lending. Across these segments, one message is consistent: while interest-rate environments influence activity and pricing, private markets create value through fundamentals, structure, and long-term discipline. Those attributes combine to make private credit and debt strategies historically resilient across rate cycles.
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White papersQ4 2025 Private Credit Quarterly Review and Outlook
MetLife Investment Management’s Q4 2025 Private Credit Quarterly Review and Outlook highlights a resilient and active market environment supported by strong issuance, solid investor demand and stable macroeconomic conditions. The full report provides a sector-by-sector look at how markets performed, and what investors can expect entering 2026.
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White papersIlliquidity premia in private debt
Our private markets research team have crunched the Q4 2025 data. They explain how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private debt returns.
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White papersArcmont outlook 2026: Market trends and investment opportunities
The European private credit landscape enters 2026 with continued investor interest amid evolving market conditions. Our European Private Credit Outlook for 2026 examines four themes that may shape the market’s direction: the opportunity set in European private credit, the importance of manager selection in a maturing market, the role of private credit as an established allocation for investors, and the ongoing evolution of the private credit ecosystem. Read Arcmont’s outlook.
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White papers2026 Private Infrastructure Outlook
Outlines growth drivers for private infrastructure in 2026, led by energy transition, data centers, and digitalization.
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VideoInnovation in late-stage private markets
Matt Witheiler, head of Late-stage Growth, highlights potential areas of innovation and hype in late-stage private markets, diving into AI’s impact on enterprise budgets and the evolving landscape of defense tech.
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White papersNavigating Structural Uncertainty with Discipline
After a turbulent period, real estate markets have absorbed a significant amount of pain. We believe 2026 will be defined by structural uncertainty and a return to fundamentals. Predicting interest rates remains complex, so underwriting will need to prioritize income quality over speculative cap rate compression.
