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AI Credit Boom Risks Telecom-Era Bust, Sycamore Warns

Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 25 August 2026, 13:38 UTC 1 min read
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Aug 25th, 2026 AI Credit Boom Risks Telecom-Era Bust, Sycamore Warns Trey Parker, chief investment officer and co-founder of Sycamore Tree Capital Partners, sees opportunities in credit related to the AI boom, along with risks. He tells Bloomberg's Julie Fine that he sees parallels to the late-1990s telecom collapse and favors short maturities and strong data-center tenant ratings.

Aug 25th, 2026 AI Credit Boom Risks Telecom-Era Bust, Sycamore Warns Trey Parker, chief investment officer and co-founder of Sycamore Tree Capital Partners, sees opportunities in credit related to the AI boom, along with risks. He tells Bloomberg's Julie Fine that he sees parallels to the late-1990s telecom collapse and favors short maturities and strong data-center tenant ratings.
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