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Some big investors are skeptical on direct lending craze

Transparency and lack of liquidity is concerning some institutional investors.

Private credit is going through a golden era, according to its fans, but a handful of asset managers are refusing to be dazzled by the biggest part of the booming $1.5 trillion market: direct lending.

Swiss Life’s investment arm and Scotland’s Baillie Gifford are avoiding the direct

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