Despite market volatility and more, data shows a robust direct lending market in 2025, boosted by the number of new-money loans issued.
The summer series kicked off with a “Market Overview” which delved into the evolution of today’s resilient loan market: from liquid, broadly syndicated credits to the impressive growth in the private credit market. Presented by: Ioana Barza, Global Head of Research, KBRA DLD....
The U.S. direct lending market posted softening sequential results in the first quarter of 2025, highlighting the asset class’s resilience but not fully capturing the uncertainty that roiled markets in early April, according to two leading market benchmarks. Total return in the first quarter softened to 2.1%, according to the Cliffwater Direct Lending Index (CDLI),...
On Tuesday, January 14th, the LSTA kicked off its 2025 webinar program with the webinar “Private Credit: Looking at the Year Ahead.”
Attached below is the Summer Series 2024 Market Overview presentation held on Monday, July 15, 2024. The presentation delved into the evolution of today’s resilient, made for all-weather loan market: from liquid, broadly syndicated credits to the impressive growth in the private credit market. Presented by Ioana Barza, Global Head of Research, KBRA DLD....
Attached below is the Summer Series 2024 Market Overview replay held on Monday, July 15, 2024. The presentation delved into the evolution of today’s resilient, made for all-weather loan market: from liquid, broadly syndicated credits to the impressive growth in the private credit market. Presented by Ioana Barza, Global Head of Research, KBRA DLD....
Direct lending has been among the fastest growing segments of leveraged finance, with AUM rivaling that of the broadly syndicated loan (BSL) and high-yield bond markets.

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