Matt Tracy at Reuters examined growing stress in private credit as lenders increasingly use payment-in-kind structures and other concessions to help borrowers delay cash payments. The article cited SOLVE Fixed Income data showing that roughly one-fifth of BDC loans were tied to software-sector borrowers as of Q3 2025, with exposure appearing to rise further in the latest filings, underscoring SOLVE’s role in helping the market track credit quality risks and portfolio concentration across private credit.

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