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by  BlueBay Fixed Income team Jul 12, 2023
  • In our view, US publicly traded high yield debt offer a more attractive alternative to private credit
  • Companies accessing private lending have had no access to public markets for a reason
  • Defaults on private debt are roughly twice that of public market bonds
  • Many of the reasons to consider private debt have been deteriorating

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