Unlocking new sources of capital

In the dynamic landscape of private credit, market participants can turn to Moody’s Ratings to assess risks and help analyze potential opportunities.

Moody's Ratings has been named Ratings Provider of the Year at the Private Equity Wire US Awards 2025. Learn more about our award wins here.

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How Moody’s Ratings can help

Leveraging over a century of credit risk expertise, our rating products bring transparency and accessibility to Private Credit transactions, which can:

Increase confidence with investors and potentially help gain wider access to capital

Enhance transparency by offering clear insights on underlying assets within funds and structured finance vehicles

Help market participants make informed decisions by providing insightful, forward-looking thought leadership that supports strategic planning

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Our expertise by the numbers

$43+ trillion

in assets overseen, with more than 40 asset management firms rated

$72+ billion

in outstanding debt, with over 30 business development companies rated

19,600+

page views of our private credit landing page on moodys.com in 2024 and 2025

5,300+

attendees from our Moody’s Ratings Private Credit events in 2025

1,000+

media citations from leading global media outlets about our Private Credit thought leadership in 2024 and 2025

^{As of 30 July 2025}

Why Moody’s Ratings is the right choice

We offer industry-leading insights into Private Credit through transparent and detailed methodologies, thought leadership and a seasoned analytical team.

Our transparent and detailed methodologies

Our robust analytical methodologies allow us to capture the unique intricacies of the diverse asset classes within Private Credit. We primarily employ four fund finance proprietary methodologies:

Our valued thought leadership

Our research publications provide in-depth analyses and forward-looking insights into economic trends, credit risks and financial markets.

Watch on-demand our Private Credit conference to explore the evolving risks and opportunities within this dynamic market.

Our century of credibility

With over 115 years of experience delivering independent opinions, Moody’s Ratings’ award winning expertise is globally recognized in credit ratings, research and risk analysis.

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Our experienced and respected team

Our analytical team brings extensive industry knowledge and years of tenure to Private Credit. The integrity and consistency of our ratings are a testament to the analytical team’s deep expertise and rigorous processes.

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Moody's Ratings in the media

Moody’s Ratings’ perspectives on transition finance and sustainable debt markets are regularly featured in leading global financial media. Our analysis helps market participants understand issuance trends, market structures, and the evolving role of transition finance within global labelled bond markets.

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Absolute Credit Series features Moody’s Ratings on the evolution of private credit markets

6 May 2026

Moody’s Ratings was featured in an episode of the Absolute Credit Series podcast titled “Private Credit has grown up”: Moody’s on what comes next. In the discussion, Marc Pinto, Global Head of Private Credit at Moody’s Ratings, shares perspectives on the key trends shaping the private credit and fund finance markets.

The discussion covers the growing demand for ratings across fund finance products, the expansion of private credit into new asset classes and geographies, and increasing convergence between fund finance and structured finance. The episode also addresses evolving rating methodologies, transparency and information sharing, considerations for rated feeders and multi‑asset structures, and more.

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Our globally respected products and services

Moody’s Ratings products address the needs of lenders and borrowers whether interested in public or private ratings.

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Borrowers

Private fund borrowers could enhance their access to a wider pool of lenders, as our credit ratings provide lenders and investors with visibility into the creditworthiness and financings of these borrowers, which offers comfort and clarity for the investors and lenders. As a result, this could:

Enable private fund borrowers exploring to explore new capital sources from nontraditional lenders
Lead to more favorable pricing terms for the borrower arising from the broader access to capital due to the larger pool of potential lenders

Lenders

Lenders, such as insurance companies and banks, venturing into subscription credit facilities can benefit from private monitored ratings because they could help: