Investment manager Peachtree Group has acquired more than $330m (£244m) in loans year-to-date from US banking institutions and private lenders, as they seek to reduce exposure or improve liquidity amid a broader shift in credit markets.
The acquisition included a lender finance transaction secured by portfolios of loans.
Peachtree said it has identified an “increasing opportunity set”, as banks reduce exposure to certain commercial and private lending relationships, enabling well-capitalised platforms to step in and provide liquidity.
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Year-to-date activity at the group has been driven by directly sourcing from regional banking partners and private lenders as they decrease exposure or boost liquidity, with many transactions backed by high-quality underlying commercial real estate assets, according to Peachtree.
The group purchased a position tied to an underlying loan portfolio, which it said highlighted an emerging opportunity to access real estate-backed credit both through direct originations and stepping into financing relationships previously held by banks.
Traditional lenders have been gradually focused on lowering overall portfolio exposure and limiting concentration to any single relationship.
In 2025, Peachtree acquired approximately $570m in loans.
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“While recent coverage has focused on stress in parts of the private credit ecosystem, we are seeing fundamentally sound loans come to market as banks and lenders de-risk,” said Greg Friedman, chief executive of Peachtree.
“Our platform is built for exactly this environment where we can step into complexity, price risk appropriately and provide liquidity as traditional lenders retrench.”
Peachtree structures its capital to align with the duration of its underlying investments, which it said reduces the risk of liquidity mismatches and enables it to invest during periods of market volatility.
It provides flexible solutions to banks and private lenders that want to rebalance exposure without the need for forced selling.
Friedman added: “Private credit is structurally embedded in today’s capital markets, with traditional lenders continuing to be selective.”
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