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The Taste of Leverage

Over the past few decades, private capital has reshaped London’s food culture. It began in the late eighties after the Big Bang reforms, and gained pace in the 2010s after the financial crisis, when interest rates basically went to zero. In the 2020s, the double whammy of Covid and TikTok tastemaking changed the game even more.

The state of private credit in 2026

Private credit built its growth story on software, retail capital, and loose docs. And right now, all three are under pressure simultaneously. In our state of private credit 2026 whitepaper, we map where those pressures stand at the halfway point, and where they're most likely to land in H2.

Taking the Credit — Hedge funds deepen private credit’s identity crisis

Hedge funds have made significant strides into private credit recently, tapping into an existential question for an asset class struggling amid fears of fraud, defaults and looming maturity walls: what exactly is private credit?

LatAm Weekly — Argentina gets a boost

Asia weekly — Primary markets bounce back after holidays

US IG Wrap — Iran turmoil fails to weaken risk appetite