Private credit lenders are becoming increasingly reluctant to allow borrowers to defer interest payments, as growing use of payment-in-kind (PIK) arrangements raises concerns that underlying loan stress may be greater than reported default figures suggest, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
PIK provisions allow borrowers to postpone cash interest payments by adding the amount owed to the outstanding principal. The mechanism became increasingly common as private credit managers com...
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