Core Insights - BlackRock significantly downgraded the valuation of its private debt issued to struggling home renovation company Renovo Home Partners from $1 per face value to zero, indicating a total loss of investment [1] - Renovo, formed by private equity firm Audax Group in 2022 through the consolidation of several regional kitchen and bathroom remodeling businesses, filed for bankruptcy last week, signaling plans to shut down operations [1] - BlackRock holds the majority of the $150 million private debt of Renovo, with smaller portions held by Apollo Global Management's MidCap Financial and Oak Tree Capital [1]