Carlyle private credit holdings fall to $76 billion

13 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 7

By the end of March, the firm's private credit assets were below 2024 levels, even after several quarters of gradual increases.
Carlyle has curbed redemption pressure by giving some investors only part of the withdrawals they requested as sentiment toward private credit weakened.
The pullback reflects broader caution among both retail and institutional investors, forcing alternative asset managers to scale back private credit expansion plans.

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