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The Lenders Who Left: How a Decade of Easy Money Quietly Reshaped the Distressed Credit Landscape
The exit from middle-market distressed credit wasn't dramatic. No firm issued a press release declaring the strategy...
April 22nd, 2026|4 min read
Credit Quality in Decline — Why the Middle Market Is Axar's Hunting Ground
Between 2015 and 2021, the U.S. leveraged loan market grew 75%, ballooning from roughly $800 billion to $1.4 trillion.
April 10th, 2026|5 min read
From Grave Concerns to Growth: The Everstory Revival
There are roughly 3 million deaths in the United States every year. That number does not fluctuate meaningfully with...
March 30th, 2026|11 min read
2026 Market Outlook
2025 looked like a benign year for risk assets. Equity indices finished strong, setting many records along the way, and...
January 19th, 2026|9 min read
The Chopping Block: Building Culture- How Two CEOs Turned Distress into Durable Growth
WHAT WE’RE THINKING ABOUT We sat down recently with the CEOs of two of our most exciting and dynamic portfolio...
November 11th, 2025|8 min read
Credit Unbound IV: Capitalizing on a Shifting Opportunity Set
Part IV – Axar’s Experience, Strategy and Edge in Today’s Credit Market In this Insight Series, we’re sharing a short...
October 27th, 2025|8 min read
Credit Unbound III: Capitalizing on a Shifting Opportunity Set
Part III – Leveraged Loans: A Structurally Inefficient Market In this Insight Series, we’re sharing a short series of...
September 15th, 2025|8 min read
Credit Unbound II: Capitalizing on a Shifting Opportunity Set
Part II – A Wider Moat: Reduced Competition in Middle Market Credit In this Insight Series, we share perspectives on...
September 8th, 2025|5 min read
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Credit Unbound I: Capitalizing on a Shifting Opportunity Set
Part I: The Road from Boom to Stress – Credit Quality in Decline In this Insight Series, we’re sharing a short set of...
September 1st, 2025|6 min read