{"id":681624,"date":"2026-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=681624"},"modified":"2026-01-18T04:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T04:20:03","slug":"getting-private-credit-is-getting-easier-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/01\/18\/getting-private-credit-is-getting-easier-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting private credit is getting easier\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Private credit is starting to look a lot more like Wall Street. <\/strong>Direct lenders are increasingly agreeing to \u201ccovenant-lite\u201d terms \u2014 loans with fewer financial restrictions and tests; once the preserve of leveraged loans \u2014 as they compete for large, high-quality borrowers, Bloomberg<\/a> reports. Safeguards that helped private credit sell itself as safer than banks are quietly being dropped.<\/p>\n

This marks a break from the model: <\/strong>Traditional private credit relied on maintenance covenants \u2014 regularly tested leverage limits that allowed lenders to step in early when debt rose. This approach has also been safer for their balance sheets \u2014 private borrowers are estimated to have a default rate of around 2-3%, lower than for leveraged loans made by banks.<\/p>\n

Now, large sponsors with leverage are pushing for looser documentation<\/strong>, and lenders are conceding to secure mandates. <\/p>\n

By the numbers: <\/strong>S&P data shows middle-market collateralized loan obligations now allow up to 25% covenant-lite exposure, up from about 16% in 2021 \u2014 weakening protections beyond marquee transactions.<\/p>\n

Lawyers now expect the trend, which is now appearing regularly in upper-market private credit transactions, to accelerate this year<\/strong>, according to the business news information service. <\/p>\n

Not everyone is playing along: <\/strong>Some lenders say they still walk when terms slip too far. \u201cWe are not afraid to walk away from [agreements] where we are not comfortable with the documentation,\u201d wrote ICG Managing Director Peter Lockhead. But for now, the direction of travel is clear: to secure agreements, private credit is giving up what once made it different.<\/p>\n

(** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n

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EGX30<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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43,347<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.7% (YTD: +3.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

USD (CBE)<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 47.22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 47.36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

USD (CIB<\/strong>) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 47.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 7.34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Interest rates (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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20.00% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21.00% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Tadawul<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,818<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1.2% (YTD: +3.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

ADX<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,123<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.7% (YTD: +1.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

DFM<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,316<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.9% (YTD: +4.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

S&P 500<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,940<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.1% (YTD: +1.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

FTSE 100<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,235<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.0% (YTD: +3.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,029<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.2% (YTD: +4.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brent crude<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 64.13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Natural gas (Nymex) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 3.10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Gold <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 4,595<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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BTC<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 94,912<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.5% (YTD: +8.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P Egypt Sovereign Bond Index<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,001.73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +0.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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151.58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.2% (YTD: -0.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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VIX (Volatility Index)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15.86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +6.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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THE CLOSING BELL-<\/p>\n

The EGX30 rose 0.7% at <\/strong>Thursday\u2019s<\/strong> close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 4.8 bn (11.7% below the 90-day average). Local investors were the sole net sellers. The index is up 3.6% YTD.<\/p>\n

In the green:<\/strong> CIB (+3.4%), ADIB (+3.2%), and Eastern Company (+1.9%).<\/p>\n

In the red:<\/strong> GB Corp (-4.8%), EFG Holding (-4.0%), and Egypt Aluminum (-3.3%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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