European And North American Private Credit And Middle-Market Comparison Q4 2026

Credit quality holds firm in the European and North American private credit and middle markets. The cohorts of European and North American credit-estimated borrowers reviewed over the 12 months to September 2026 differ significantly in scale. The European base is substantially smaller, with 286 credit-estimated borrowers, compared with 3,073 credit-estimated borrowers in North America reviewed over the same period. Despite this difference in scale, the credit estimate distribution is broadly similar across the two regions.

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