Using Preqin’s BDC holdings data, we assess BDC lenders’ growing exposure to the software sector and related concentration risk

  • Software companies have long attracted private equity investment, with much financing coming from private credit lenders, including BDCs

  • Business models have been brought into question by some market participants owing to the disruptive influence of AI

  • This has led to some redemptions in BDCs as investors raise concerns about potential credit events in loans that back software buyouts

  • In this note, we take a closer look at the level and concentration of exposure to tech companies within BDCs and the potential for single credit events to permeate the sector

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