Palmer Square Capital cuts private credit fund's value by 10%

BY Reuters | CORPORATE | 05/06/26 09:47 AM EDT

May 6 (Reuters) - Palmer Square Capital Management cut the net asset value per share of its private credit fund by 10% in the first quarter as the firm marked down its software assets, it said on Wednesday.

Investors have taken a closer look at private credit funds' portfolios as advances in artificial intelligence threaten the business models of companies in the software sector.

Loans to software businesses represent about 10% of Palmer Square's investments at fair value as of March 31, according to its quarterly report. (Reporting by Matt Tracy)

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