Bloomberg Surveillance · Friday, July 31, 2026
Aries is observing an acceleration in institutional demand for private credit, driven by widening spreads and capital leaving the public markets. The firm's last two credit funds, in asset-based finance and opportunistic credit, hit their hard caps, raising capital faster than any prior vintage. This indicates a significant opportunity for investors looking to gain market share.
“And the interesting is your question, and you see at this quarter in earnings, the institutional demand for private credit is probably accelerating right now because they're seeing spreads widening and they're seeing capital leave the mark and feel like there's an opportunity to come in and take share.”
“So our last two credit funds, both in asset based finance and opportunistic credit, hit their hard caps and we had to demand well and access for the hard caps, and we raise those funds quicker than any prior vintage.”