The first obvious point from the Q3 2025 earnings and commentary so far is that the larger banks in the US and Europe are starting to back away from private credit markets. When you hear Goldman Sachs (GS) CEO David Solomon and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon making cautionary statements about private credit and recent disasters like First Brands and Tricolor, that tells you that they are trying to mitigate potential shareholder lawsuits down the road.