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Alexandra Ivanova, fund manager at Invesco Asset Management, discusses the outlook for credit markets and where she sees opportunities. "Software has been one of the big underperformers," Ivanova tells Bloomberg Television. "There are places there that I think there are resilient businesses."

Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp discusses the company's performance as the lender lifted its guidance for profit this year and outlined more job cuts. Orlopp also discusses the hostile takeover attempt by UniCredit, saying it would put a lot of revenue at risk. She speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, discusses artificial intelligence, the speed of innovation in China and why he thinks real estate is attractive now. Speaking to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at NBIM's annual investment conference in Oslo, Tangen also says he sees signs of worry in private markets and that there is a "surprising" lack of market dislocation.

Goldman Sachs Group says its private credit fund narrowly escaped a broader exodus due to its reliance on institutional investors. Goldman Sachs Private Credit, which manages a so-called non-traded business development company, met redemption requests in the first quarter amounting to 4.999% of its outstanding shares. That contrasts with peers including Blue Owl Capital that saw redemption requests dramatically higher than an industry-wide 5% limit. Bloomberg's Neil Callanan breaks down the situation.

A private credit fund managed by Ares Management Corp. posted its steepest monthly loss on record in February, providing further evidence of deteriorating performance in the $1.8 trillion private credit market. Bloomberg's Sinead Cruise has more.

A private credit fund managed by Ares Management posted its steepest monthly loss on record in February, providing further evidence of deteriorating performance in the $1.8 trillion private credit market. Bloomberg's Sinead Cruise has more.

TCW Group's Katie Koch sees buying opportunities in private credit and says the firm is looking to deploy capital across fresh loans and rescue financing. "As the crowds go for the exit, this is the moment where people should be buying," the asset manager's CEO told Bloomberg's The Pulse with Francine Lacqua.

Andre Kelleners, co-head of EMEA investment banking at Goldman Sachs, discusses the impact of the war in Iran on markets and M&A deals, saying clients "remain quiet forward leaning," while the majority of them "expects to do more this year than last year in M&A." Kelleners also discusses the pipeline of potential initial public offerings in Europe this year. "The pipeline for IPOs in Europe remains strong and remains robust."

JPMorgan is restricting some lending to private credit funds after marking down the value of certain loans in their portfolios, according to a person familiar with the matter. The devalued loans are to software companies, the person added. Bloomberg's Dana El Baltaji reports.

The collapse of Market Financial Solutions has some of the biggest names in finance, including Jefferies, Wells Fargo and Barclays, scrambling to recoup whatever money they can from an embattled company. MFS was a nonbank finance firm looking to fill a gap that major banks had ignored or shunned, while tapping Wall Street giants for the cash to do it. Bloomberg's Neil Callanan explains.