US investment group to expand private credit as Japan embraces it, says Marc Rowan

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Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan says that Japanese businesses are changing their mind about private credit. (Photo by Jo Miyaguchi)

SHIKO UEDA

February 20, 2026 13:57 JST

TOKYO — Apollo Global Management is looking to expand its private credit business in Japan, CEO Marc Rowan told Nikkei, calling the country an “ascendant” market that is opening up to this alternative funding source.