A relatively benign credit environment for an extended period of time has helped keep defaults down in the non-investment grade lending space. In this video, Michael Patterson, an HPS Founding Partner and Co-President, says we may be transitioning to a more normal credit environment where detailed credit work will be more important.
About us
HPS Investment Partners is a leading global investment manager that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We manage various strategies across the capital structure, including privately negotiated senior debt; privately negotiated junior capital solutions in debt, preferred and equity formats; liquid credit including syndicated leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and high yield bonds; asset-based finance and real estate. The scale and breadth of our platform offers the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions. At our core, we share a common thread of intellectual rigor and discipline that enables us to create value for our clients, who have entrusted us with approximately $157 billion of assets under management as of March 2025. We are a global team that shares a common commitment to performance and service excellence. We also believe in the importance of giving back to the communities in which we work and live, and in promoting diversity and inclusivity at our firm and across our industry.
- Website
- http://www.hpspartners.com/
External link for HPS Investment Partners, LLC
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2007
Locations
- Primary Get directions
40 W 57th St
New York, US
Employees at HPS Investment Partners, LLC
Updates
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Private high-grade credit issuance in 2025 is on track to exceed $150 billion, ahead of 2024’s record-setting $125 billion. Learn why we believe the stage is set for continued growth in 2026 as part of BlackRock’s 2026 Private Markets Outlook: https://lnkd.in/eZK2EhBw
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Defaults are nothing new in any non-investment grade credit, and despite an uptick coming out of a long, benign period, the trailing 12-month default rate for private loans remains relatively low. Michael Patterson, an HPS Founding Partner and Co-President, shared his perspective on the current private credit landscape in this interview with SEMAFOR. https://lnkd.in/erqFr6dG
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Our latest podcast with host Colbert Cannon looks at current credit market trends as we head towards 2026. Learn what we are seeing from a macro perspective and how credit markets could be affected. Our discussion features Vikas Keswani, a Managing Director from our private credit team, and Scott Crocombe, a Managing Director from our liquid credit team, as well as Amanda Lynam, CPA, Head of Macro Credit Research with BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions platform. https://lnkd.in/eDPXvQF3
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The M&A environment continues to improve, but buyers and sellers are struggling to agree on valuations, as Vikas Keswani, Head of North American Specialty Lending at HPS, explains in this video with Colbert Cannon.
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While the Fed has cut rates to their lowest level in three years, we view the cuts as more of a normalization rather than sharp easing cycle. In this video, Amanda Lynam, CPA, Head of Macro Credit Research, BlackRock Private Financing Solutions, and Scott Crocombe, a Managing Director from the HPS Liquid Credit team, speak with Colbert Cannon about what an ongoing normalization of policy could mean for credit markets.
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We recently welcomed Lehigh University students interested in pursuing financial careers. They spent the day hearing from some of our senior leaders who discussed all things private credit and career pathways in the industry.
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Digital infrastructure requires significant capital investment, and we believe private credit has an important role to play in that space, as Matthieu Boulanger, Head of Europe at HPS, discussed at the Milken Institute’s Asia Summit in Singapore.
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Congratulations to Madelaine O'Connell O’Connell on being named to Business Insider’s “2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street.” Madelaine is a Managing Director in our private high-grade business, which customizes loans for investment-grade companies. Learn more about Madelaine and the other honorees here: https://lnkd.in/e-3EfuUQ
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The majority of scaled businesses are private: over 44,000 across the US, EU and UK. Private credit is helping to fuel their growth and creating new opportunities for investors and companies. Read more about private credit’s role in supporting economic growth and strengthening investors’ portfolios: https://lnkd.in/ex2vEpcr
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