Private Credit Investors Prefer to Be Trapped Than Take 26% Loss

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The limited appetite to exit suggests that the angst around private credit has limits. 

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The calculus by Cox Capital Partners was simple enough. With a nearly $15 billion redemption backlog from private credit funds, the firm would offer instant liquidity for some investors by purchasing their shares, up to $90 million worth, at an average 26% discount.

The resounding answer among investors was even simpler: No thanks.