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August 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
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Loan investors are pushing back for the first time in years, in a shift that will probably translate to higher borrowing costs for everyone from private equity firms to deeply indebted AI companies.
At least four borrowers, including CoreWeave Inc., an AI cloud provider, and Proofpoint Inc., a cybersecurity business, had to sweeten terms to entice investors this week. It’s a sign that money managers are becoming overwhelmed by the deluge of debt hitting debt markets as tech firms invest hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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