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Hidden leverage, new sources of complexity, contagion arise as funds evolve.<\/p>\n
Innovation in private credit is bringing greater complexity and ramping up risks, warns Moody\u2019s Ratings.<\/p>\n
In a report Monday, the rating agency said private credit innovation is not only driving growth in that sector, but it\u2019s transforming the risk landscape too, by introducing new risks and creating new ways for risks to be transmitted and amplified.<\/p>\n
Among other things, private credit funds are increasingly teaming up with traditional financial institutions, including banks and insurers; private credit funds are being structured to be increasingly flexible; funds are developing novel debt structures to better serve borrowers\u2019 needs; and covenant-lite structures, which were typically rare in private credit, are becoming more common.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese innovations introduce new risks \u2014 particularly around transparency, recoveries, and structural subordination,\u201d Moody\u2019s said.<\/p>\n
For instance, increased partnerships between banks, insurers and private credit funds \u201cblur the lines between traditional and alternative lenders, increasing interlinkages and potential contagion channels,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the contagion risk can be amplified when private credit funds also rely on bank-funded credit lines, it said: \u201cThese developments are enhancing deal execution but also raising questions about risk transfer, regulatory oversight, and systemic exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Similarly, innovation in debt structures can introduce new risks, such as hidden buildups of leverage, the report said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile these structures enhance capital efficiency and investor reach, their complexity can obscure priority of claim and reduce recoveries in distress,\u201d Moody\u2019s noted.<\/p>\n
As well, innovation in fund structures \u2014 such as funds that combine illiquid private credit investments with liquid assets to provide investors with greater liquidity \u2014 can generate valuation and redemption risks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn stressed scenarios, forced sales of portfolio assets in the secondary market could depress valuations across the broader portfolio,\u201d the report said. \u201cThis decline in asset valuation can adversely affect the valuation of similar or related positions within the portfolio, amplifying mark-to-market volatility.\u201d<\/p>\n
Financial covenants in private credit transactions are weakening too, the report noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis shift reflects both borrower bargaining power and the pressure on lenders to deploy capital in a crowded market,\u201d it said, which is pushing the private sector to behave more like the public markets to compete, yet, \u201cprivate credit remains comparatively opaque.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lack of transparency around price and valuation complicates benchmarking and may mask underlying credit deterioration,\u201d Moody\u2019s noted.<\/p>\n
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