Bankrupt Car Wash Exposes Flaws in Private Credit Valuations
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One fund marked it at 93 cents on the dollar. Another had it at 94 cents. A couple more kept it as high as 95 cents.
On paper, private credit firms appeared optimistic about a $654 million loan they had provided to Zips Car Wash. Those valuations, at the end of September, implied a strong chance the debt would be repaid in full.