Top Funds Warn of Private Credit Risks in ‘Race to the Bottom’

TCW Group Inc.’s CEO Katie Koch

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From global banks to alternative fund managers, more senior financiers are warning of cracks in private credit.

TCW Group Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Katie Koch told a forum in Hong Kong on Wednesday that she’s “very nervous” about parts of private credit. Tony Yoseloff, chief investment officer of Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, said there’s been a “race to the bottom” in terms of covenants.