US private credit firms mark down more loans
U.S. private-credit portfolio values stabilized in Q2 2026 after earlier declines, with lenders marking down software loans and reporting increased non-income-generating debt. BDCs' fair-value-to-cost ratio fell to 97.57% in Q2. Software loans saw 81% markdowns this year, with select borrowers driving losses at firms like Blue Owl, Ares, and Golub.



