UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) ~~OF THE~~

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~ 12February 18, 2026

Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland

No. 814-01248

81-5320146

~~814-01248~~

~~81-5320146~~

(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)

(CommissionFile Number)

(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

~~(CommissionFile Number)~~

~~(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)~~

One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400New York, New York

10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)


One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400
New York, New York				10017
(Address of Principal Executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 813-4900

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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~~Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc~~Item 5.02 ~~(“CARS”)~~– isDeparture ~~filing~~of ~~this~~Directors ~~Current~~or ~~Report~~Certain onOfficers; ~~Form~~Election ~~8-K~~of toDirectors; ~~report~~Appointment ~~that~~of ~~CARS,~~Certain ~~Carlyle~~Officers; ~~Secured~~Compensatory ~~Lending,~~Arrangements Inc. (NASDAQ: CGBD), Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX), and Sixth Street Lending Partners have formed Structured Credit Partners JV, LLC (“SCP”). SCP will focus on investing in broadly syndicated first lien senior secured loans, financed with long-term, non-mark-to-market, and predominantly investment grade rated CLO debt. SCP will provide shareholders in the respective business development companies ("BDCs") with highly diversified exposure to actively managed corporate credit and the ability to generate enhanced risk-adjusted returns. SCP will be initially capitalized with $600 million of ~~equity~~Certain ~~capital commitments~~Officers.~~(1)~~

~~The~~On ~~formation~~February 18, of2026, ~~this~~Justin ~~joint~~Plouffe, ~~venture~~a ~~underscores~~Class II ~~the~~director ~~power~~ of ~~collaboration~~Carlyle atCredit ~~scale~~Solutions, Inc. By(the ~~aggregating~~“Company”), informed the ~~CLO~~Company ~~investment~~that ~~capabilities~~he ~~and~~is ~~credit~~resigning ~~expertise~~from of the ~~Carlyle~~Board ~~and~~of ~~Sixth~~Directors ~~Street~~of ~~platforms,~~the ~~SCP~~Company ~~will~~(the ~~enhance~~“Board”) ~~diversification,~~and ~~expand~~his ~~investment~~positions ~~flexibility,~~as ~~and support~~ the ~~generation~~President ofand ~~attractive~~Chief ~~risk‑adjusted~~Executive ~~returns~~Officer ~~for~~of ~~BDC~~the ~~shareholders.~~Company, ~~The~~in ~~structure~~each iscase ~~expected~~effective toimmediately. beMr. Plouffe’s ~~accretive~~resignation tofollows ~~return~~his onrecent ~~equity~~appointment ~~given~~as ~~SCP~~Chief ~~will~~Financial ~~not~~Officer beof ~~charged~~The ~~any~~Carlyle ~~management~~Group orInc., ~~incentive fees on~~ the ~~underlying~~parent ~~CLOs~~company orof ~~charge~~the atCompany’s ~~the~~investment ~~joint~~adviser, ~~venture~~effective ~~level~~January 1, 2026.

~~SCP~~On ~~will~~February 18, ~~leverage~~2026, the ~~broader~~Board ~~capabilities~~appointed ofAlex ~~the~~Chi ~~Carlyle~~as ~~and~~a ~~Sixth~~Class II ~~Street~~Director ~~platforms~~of ~~and~~ the ~~extensive~~Company ~~combined~~and ~~resources~~its ofChief ~~two~~Executive ~~market-leading CLO managers. In aggregate~~Officer, ~~Carlyle~~effective ~~and Sixth Street have more than 35 years of CLO management experience with more than $60 billion of current CLO assets under management across more than 130 CLO vehicles~~immediately.

~~Each~~Mr. Chi, ~~CLO~~53, ~~will~~joined beCarlyle ~~wholly~~in ~~owned~~January by2026 ~~SCP~~ and ~~managed~~serves ~~respectively~~as bythe anDeputy ~~affiliate~~Chief Investment Officer of Carlyle orGlobal ~~Sixth~~Credit ~~Street,~~and ~~subject~~Head of Direct Lending. Prior to ~~oversight~~joining ~~from~~Carlyle, ~~SCP’s~~he ~~board~~had ofover ~~directors.~~30 ~~Governance~~years of ~~SCP~~experience isat ~~shared~~Goldman ~~equally~~Sachs. ~~between~~He ~~Carlyle~~spent ~~and~~six ~~Sixth~~years ~~Street,~~in ~~with~~Goldman ~~material~~Sachs ~~decisions~~Asset ~~requiring~~Management, ~~unanimous~~where ~~approval~~he ofserved ~~representatives~~as Co-Head of ~~each~~Private ~~member.~~Credit ~~Approximately~~in ~~half~~the Americas and as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President of the ~~CLOs~~firm’s ~~issued~~business bydevelopment ~~SCP~~companies ~~will~~from beAugust ~~managed~~2022 byto ~~Carlyle~~August ~~and~~2025. ~~approximately~~Prior ~~half~~thereto, ~~will~~he bespent ~~managed~~25 byyears ~~Sixth~~in ~~Street~~Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division.

~~The~~On ~~information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section~~ February 18, of2026, the ~~Securities~~Board ~~Exchange~~appointed ~~Act~~Thomas ofHennigan ~~1934,~~ as ~~amended~~President (of the ~~“Exchange Act”)~~Company, oreffective ~~incorporated~~immediately. byMr. Hennigan ~~reference~~will incontinue ~~any~~as ~~filing under~~ the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~Act~~Chief ofFinancial ~~1933,~~Officer asand ~~amended,~~Chief orRisk ~~the~~Officer ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act, except~~ as ~~shall~~a bemember ~~expressly~~of ~~set~~the ~~forth by specific reference in such a filing~~Board.

~~Cautionary~~Item 8.01 ~~Statement~~– ~~Regarding~~Other ~~Forward-Looking~~Events. ~~Statements~~

~~This~~On Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipatesFebruary 18,” ~~“believes~~2026,” ~~“expects,”~~Nelson ~~“intends,”~~Joseph ~~“will,”~~informed “should,” “may,” “plans,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “targets,” “projects,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters, including with respect to the ~~ability~~Company ~~of SCP to provide shareholders any of the benefits described herein for SCP’s members or their respective shareholders. We believe~~ that ithe is ~~important~~resigning tofrom ~~communicate~~his ~~our~~position future expectations to our investors. There may be events in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as ofTreasurer the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections of ~~our filings with~~ the ~~Securities and Exchange Commission entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”~~Company, ~~and~~effective itimmediately. ~~is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them~~Mr. Joseph Wewill ~~undertake~~continue ~~no obligation to update or revise publicly any of our respective forward-looking statements, whether~~ as athe ~~result~~Company’s ofPrincipal ~~new~~Accounting ~~information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law~~Officer.

~~Item~~On February ~~9.01~~18, –2026, ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~Board ~~and~~appointed ~~Exhibits~~Frank Taylor as Treasurer of the Company, effective immediately.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit Number						Description
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

(1) Total equity capital commitments of SCP are 25% Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc., 25% Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc., 33% Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. and 17% Sixth Street Lending Partners.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Carlyle~~CARLYLE ~~Credit~~CREDIT ~~Solutions~~SOLUTIONS, ~~Inc~~INC. By: /s/ Joshua Lefkowitz Name: Joshua Lefkowitz Title: Secretary

Date: ~~February~~ 12February 20, 2026

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