Structured Credit Investor: ABF market eyes a stronger 2026 as bank appetite rebuilds

Our Head of Private Credit, Blake Eger, recently spoke with Marina Torres at Structured Credit Investor to offer her outlook for asset-based finance in 2026. As highlighted within, key factors impacting the asset class include:

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Regulatory pressure, capital constraints and shifting investor preferences driving interest in private markets and ABF, specifically.
Private credit’s evolution beyond traditional direct lending toward collateral-rich assets, driven by Basel III and ongoing bank retrenchment.
How institutional demand is shifting toward evergreen fund structures, and how those preferences could evolve further in 2026

Read the full story here (subscription required): https://www.structuredcreditinvestor.com/news-analysis/asset-backed-finance/84453/abf-market-eyes-a-stronger-2026-as-bank-appetite-rebuilds

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