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Morningstar signal raises a narrow question on software’s place in leveraged loans

A Morningstar X signal cited in the assignment says healthcare may have taken the top position from software in leveraged lending, but the supplied research pack did not extract the underlying Morningstar/LCD article, data table, methodology, date range, or corroborating dataset. That makes the verified story narrower than a confirmed sector handoff: the useful development is a source-led market signal that still needs proof before it can support claims about software borrowers, healthcare issuance, buyout financing, private credit, or valuation risk. The key question for credit markets is what Morningstar measured, because outstanding exposure, new issuance, refinancing volume, or deal count would imply different things about lender appetite and sponsor financing. Until the underlying data is available, the signal is worth watching but not enough to say software has lost its leveraged-loan lead.

Markets · June 12, 2026