Here's how private credit bosses are defending their software bets as markets scrutinize Blue Owl

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Apollo CEO Marc Rowan, Ares CEO Michael Arougheti, Blackstone President Jon Gray
Apollo CEO Marc Rowan, Ares CEO Michael Arougheti, and Blackstone President Jon Gray

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Apollo CEO Marc Rowan predicts a private markets 'shakeout'

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Marc Rowan
Marc Rowan

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There's a lot of private-credit money chasing the biggest deals. This $7 billion manager is going after 'funkier stuff.'

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Scott Radke is New Holland's CEO and co-chief investment officer.

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UBS chair warns of 'systemic risk' from private credit ratings. Apollo CEO fires back: 'He's just wrong.'

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Marc Rowan speaks at a financial leaders' summit in Hong Kong.
Marc Rowan isn't said to be actively lobbying for Treasury Secretary, but his aides have reportedly been in touch with the Trump administration.

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'Cockroach' jabs and regional bank breakdowns: The week private credit's 'golden' narrative got a little less shiny

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Jamie Dimon, Marc Lipschultz, Jon Gray,

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As BlackRock storms into the private-credit arena, longtime players aren't worried about the space getting too crowded

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