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Investment Grade

The rise of private placements explained — how chipmakers are driving this new asset class

One of the fastest-growing new asset classes in debt markets — 4a2 to 144a bonds — is in desperate need of a snappier name.

21 Sept 2026

| US

News & Analysis

ABF

‘We want to be adverse to Wall Street banks’ — Glenn Agre ramps up ABF litigation team

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes is putting Wall Street on notice. The law firm, founded in 2021, has been quietly building out its structured finance litigation team over the summer and setting some of the country’s biggest banks in its sights.

21 Sept 2026

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| US

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LevFin

SoftBank launches $11bn-eqvt bond offering to power AI ambitions

SoftBank Group has mandated banks for a dual-currency debt issuance, targeting a combined $10bn and €1bn ($ 1.15bn) in senior unsecured notes.

21 Sept 2026

| APAC

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Private Credit

ParetoHealth eyes $6bn sale, direct lenders look to port debt

Warburg Pincus and Great Hill Partners are exploring a sale of medical benefits group manager ParetoHealth which could value the company at around $6bn, according to 9fin sources.

18 Sept 2026

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LevFin

Private Credit

Hacker group claims PantherX Rare data breach

A ransom hacking group claims it has breached internal systems of the rare disease pharmacy PantherX Rare to obtain sensitive customer data, just as the company’s bankers are attempting to offload loans backing its buyout by Warburg Pincus.

18 Sept 2026

| US

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Investment Grade

Blackstone looks to raise $23bn debt for Google AI joint venture

Blackstone is working on placing roughly $23bn in debt with a group of banks to finance a portfolio of chips as part of its AI infrastructure joint venture with Google known as Crux AI, sources told 9fin.

15 Sept 2026

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