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Market Views

The Current State of Private Credit

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Michael Patterson
Founding Partner, Co-President
John Christmas
Co-Head of Business Development and Investor Relations
Published on: February 25, 2026

Indicators of a late-stage credit cycle typically include correlations across industries with everything struggling at the same time, but that’s not what we’re seeing right now, according to Mike Patterson, an HPS Founding Partner and Co-President. In addition, he believes the value proposition of private credit remains intact when comparing the relative value of private credit versus a comparable risk profile asset in the public markets.