Private Credit Storm Lashes Father-Son Duo at Helm of Cliffwater

As investors in private credit funds rush for the exits, Cliffwater has become one of the biggest question marks in the $1.8 trillion industry. The worry isn't so much that private loans will go bad all at once and crush the funds where Cliffwater has invested. It's that antsy investors will keep asking for money back, prompting Cliffwater to dash for cash itself instigating a vicious circle of redemptions and markdowns. Concerns center around the $33 billion Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund, the largest of its kind in private credit. Bloomberg News Leveraged Finance reporters Ellen DiMauro and Olivia Fishlow join Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. They speak with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.