Abano lenders agree last-minute amend and extend on A$85m loan

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ABF

Distressed

Investment Grade

Private Credit

Hot Stacks — Tracking the AI data infrastructure financing boom

Hot Stacks is 9fin’s weekly take on data center finance — the deals moving the market, the people behind them, and the risks and opportunities buried in the stack.

24 Sept 2026

| US

News & Analysis

Private Credit

Credit CVs boost primary fundraising — aided by staples

GPs are increasingly negotiating so-called staple asks, meaning LPs entering a continuation vehicle agree to commit a portion of their capital to the GP’s primary fundraise, according to 9fin sources.

23 Sept 2026

| Europe

News & Analysis

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

| US

News & Analysis

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 Rareto 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

News & Analysis

Distressed

Private Credit

Goldentree and Monarch lead Merlin refi as bonds and CDS take different rides

Merlin Entertainments’ £657m private financing package to deal with its unsecured bonds maturing next year is being led by Monarch and Goldentree Asset Management, according to 9fin sources.

17 Sept 2026

| US

| Europe

News & Analysis

Private Credit

Taking the Credit — Opportunistic opportunities

“We are entering into the golden age of hybrid capital,” John Sinik, managing partner at Metric Capital Partners, said on a panel at IPEM Global in Paris this week. While direct lenders seem to approach the post-summer deal flow with a rather muted optimism, the panel on opportunistic credit was a cheerful one, which might tell you something about where the private markets are finding themselves right now.

11 Sept 2026

| Europe