How many Senior lenders are there?

This site's database tracks 1,066 active funds with a Senior mandate as of Oct 23, 2026. Among the 152 whose check size is confirmed from a published source, the median range is $10M to $75M.

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Private credit glossary · Data updated Oct 23, 2026

What is senior debt?

Senior debt is the highest-priority loan in a company's capital structure — first in line to be repaid if anything goes wrong — which makes it the cheapest form of private credit a borrower can raise.

1,066

active Senior funds in this site's database

$10M–$75M

median confirmed check size, from 152 source-confirmed ranges

How it works

Secured by company assets or cash flow; first claim in a default waterfall.
Typically priced as a floating rate over SOFR with the lowest spread in the private credit stack.
Lenders size it off EBITDA multiples or asset coverage, usually with covenants.

When borrowers use it

Refinancing or consolidating existing debt at scale.
Funding acquisitions, growth capex, or working capital where the borrower has real collateral or cash flow.

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