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The First Brands Group bankruptcy has cast a spotlight on one of the fastest-growing corners of private credit: asset-backed finance.

Private asset-backed finance, or ABF, involves lending against a specific asset, income stream, or loan rather than lending to a company based on its cash flow. According to KKR, the private ABF market has doubled since 2008 to over $6 trillion today – larger than the syndicated loan market, high-yield bond and direct lending markets combined.

The ABF market is expected to top $9 trilli

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