A $300 Billion ‘Debt Wall’ Is Looming Over Private-Equity Backed Companies

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Private-equity firms are scrambling to avoid big losses from a potential wave of defaults by the companies they own. Fund managers are racing to negotiate loan extensions on much of a $300 billion wall of debt that is coming due starting in 2028. It is a pressing need that is intensifying because rising interest rates have made refinancing more expensive this year. And much of it is for software companies at risk of being eclipsed by artificial-intelligence companies such as Anthropic, which launched a giant IPO Monday.Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Videos