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Private credit is a kind of fixed-income investment that allows investors – typically accredited investors and institutional investors – to purchase off-market debt of private companies.
Private credit investment rose in emerging and developing markets by 89% to US$10.8 billion in 2022. [10] One recent trend has been the rise of covenant-lite loans (which is also an issue for publicly traded investment grade and high yield debt). [11]
The firm focuses on investments in private credit, public credit, private equity and real assets. In 2022, HPS was ranked by Private Debt Investor as the third largest private debt investment company based on total fundraising over the most recent five-year period. [2] As of December 2024, HPS has $148 billion in assets under management. [3]
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Retail investors can invest in private credit through business development companies, or BDCs, that are publicly traded. BDCs issue loans to small and middle-market non-public businesses.
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Blackstone Credit, formerly known as GSO Capital Partners (GSO) is an American hedge fund and the credit investment arm of The Blackstone Group. [2] Blackstone Credit is one of the largest credit-oriented alternative asset managers in the world and a major participant in the leveraged finance marketplace.
There are a lot of opportunities in private credit overall, according to Key Private Bank’s Mateyo, but the products are also “less transparent” and can be risky for lower-income investors.