With the BDC industry on pause and less capital available for deployment, yields in US direct lending have increased 20% over the past 3-6 months, creating an attractive environment to lean into private credit.
Goldman Sachs Private Credit reports non-accrual rates are remarkably low (1-2%) and portfolio companies are resilient. The market fears a credit crunch, but large alternative asset managers (Alts) focus on cash-flow-generative, recession-resistant sectors. As banks retreat or face regulation, these private giants capture market share and maintain high yields. Long. The "fear" of private credit blowing up is disconnected from the "reality" of their current performance. A deep, prolonged recession eventually hits EBITDA, causing defaults to spike.
Goldman Sachs Private Credit reports non-accrual rates are remarkably low (1-2%) and portfolio companies are resilient. The market fears a credit crunch, but large alternative asset managers (Alts) focus on cash-flow-generative, recession-resistant sectors. As banks retreat or face regulation, these private giants capture market share and maintain high yields. Long. The "fear" of private credit blowing up is disconnected from the "reality" of their current performance. A deep, prolonged recession eventually hits EBITDA, causing defaults to spike.
Goldman Sachs Private Credit reports non-accrual rates are remarkably low (1-2%) and portfolio companies are resilient. The market fears a credit crunch, but large alternative asset managers (Alts) focus on cash-flow-generative, recession-resistant sectors. As banks retreat or face regulation, these private giants capture market share and maintain high yields. Long. The "fear" of private credit blowing up is disconnected from the "reality" of their current performance. A deep, prolonged recession eventually hits EBITDA, causing defaults to spike.
Goldman Sachs Private Credit reports non-accrual rates are remarkably low (1-2%) and portfolio companies are resilient. The market fears a credit crunch, but large alternative asset managers (Alts) focus on cash-flow-generative, recession-resistant sectors. As banks retreat or face regulation, these private giants capture market share and maintain high yields. Long. The "fear" of private credit blowing up is disconnected from the "reality" of their current performance. A deep, prolonged recession eventually hits EBITDA, causing defaults to spike.
Goldman Sachs Private Credit reports non-accrual rates are remarkably low (1-2%) and portfolio companies are resilient. The market fears a credit crunch, but large alternative asset managers (Alts) focus on cash-flow-generative, recession-resistant sectors. As banks retreat or face regulation, these private giants capture market share and maintain high yields. Long. The "fear" of private credit blowing up is disconnected from the "reality" of their current performance. A deep, prolonged recession eventually hits EBITDA, causing defaults to spike.
Goldman Sachs Private Credit reports non-accrual rates are remarkably low (1-2%) and portfolio companies are resilient. The market fears a credit crunch, but large alternative asset managers (Alts) focus on cash-flow-generative, recession-resistant sectors. As banks retreat or face regulation, these private giants capture market share and maintain high yields. Long. The "fear" of private credit blowing up is disconnected from the "reality" of their current performance. A deep, prolonged recession eventually hits EBITDA, causing defaults to spike.