Katten Private Credit Partner Derek Ladgenski was featured in an S&P Global article examining how borrower demand for private credit is expected to persist in 2026 despite a lower interest rate environment.
Derek discussed how private credit borrowers accept the premium costs associated with private lending because of the long-term benefits and strategic advantages those arrangements provide. "There is a premium there that these borrowers are willingly acknowledging and buying because they know that they're brokering a relationship for the next several years with parties on the other side who, when times are bad, are going to be able to respond quickly and also have quite a bit of dry powder to help them grow," Derek said.
"Demand for Private Credit to Persist Amid Lower US Interest Rates," S&P Global, March 23, 2026
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