By Jack Pitcher
Shares of some of the biggest private-credit managers dropped sharply Tuesday after Blackstone said outflows topped inflows by a record amount in its largest private-credit fund last quarter.
Blackstone shares dropped as much as 8.8% to trade down almost 50% from their 2024 all-time high. Blue Owl shares also fell as much as 9%, dropping to more than 60% below a record from a little more than a year ago.
Some high-profile defaults, rising investor redemptions and falling loan prices in the software industry are among the factors that have caused investors to sour on private credit of late. Read more:
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March 03, 2026 14:28 ET (19:28 GMT)
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