Default definitions vary widely across public and private markets and among private credit managers.
Public credit benefits from standardized ratings and transparent data; private credit does not. Some private credit metrics include “selective” defaults, such as covenant breaches or payment-in-kind (PIK) conversions, while others do not.
Methodological inconsistencies can distort comparisons and heighten perceived risk without a clear understanding of what each metric represents.
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