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Borrowing private credit is getting easier…
Covenant-lite protections are moving down-market, with middle-market CLOs lifting exposure limits to 25%
Emerging-market private credit hits record USD 18 bn this year
The YTD total has surpassed 2022’s full-year record, even as the number of transactions has dropped sharply
More institutional players pile into UAE and GCC real estate…
Bahrain’s Arcapita launched a GCC industrial assets platform, while Kuwait’s Arzan Investment Management secured funding for hospitality investments
EMs are in for a record year in private credit
Despite the boom, EM private credit is still under 10% of the USD 1.7 tn global market
Wealthy investors pile into private credit
US investors poured USD 48 bn into private credit funds in 1H 2025, already topping 2023’s FY total
Family offices, Trump’s tariffs fuel appetite for private credit
Family offices that manage over USD 3.1 tn are drawn to regular banknote interest payments
Family offices shift focus to private credit
Nearly one-third of family offices plan to boost their private credit allocations this year
Amwal Capital Partners launches USD 150 mn Sharia-compliant private credit fund
The fund plans to target 12-15 transactions over five years in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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