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Pemberton’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Symon Drake-Brockman, recently joined Elise Badoy for Citi’s Client Perspectives video webcast for a timely conversation on the status of the private credit market in Europe. Several dynamics are driving private credit market growth including sector consolidation at an early stage, ongoing transition from bank to non-bank lending and fiscal […]

A look inside Pemberton’s AGM 2026: The conversations shaping European private credit. This year, we brought together an unprecedented gathering of LPs from across the globe, including some of the world’s largest allocators, for a day of discussion on the structural drivers behind European mid-market growth and the opportunities ahead. Thank you to everyone who […]

Financing private equity’s next phase of growth with non-dilutive capital through Pemberton’s GP/LP Capital. GP/LP Capital is one of Pemberton’s two specialist strategies that enable GPs/LPs to unlock value creation. Our fund-level NAV Financing strategy helps GPs/LPs raise liquidity and capital in support of a myriad of fund level applications, while our GP/LP Capital strategy is dedicated to the strategic needs […]

Pemberton’s Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Symon Drake-Brockman, shared his views on European private credit opportunities with Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg’s The Pulse show yesterday.

Pemberton is pleased to launch the second edition of its European Direct Lending Report, produced in partnership with the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and including guest contributions from Latham & Watkins, AXA Group, and Lincoln International.

Symon Drake-Brockman recently shared his insights with Giovanni Amodeo from ION Analytics / Debtwire.

Germany is the largest economy in Europe and a major market for direct lending. It has become a focus market for private equity given its economic strength and solidity. The country boasts a wealth of well-run, mid-sized companies – increasingly in nontraditional, non-industrial sectors – and a positive attitude towards private equity as creators of […]

Telecoms is a fundamental sector in any economy. Telecom infrastructure provides essential services to a highly diversified customer base but has high capex needs

We are pleased to share our latest country report on Private Debt in Benelux.

The UK is one of the largest, most developed, and most attractive markets for direct lending in EMEA, facilitated by a robust economy and a largely consolidated banking sector. Current threats such as the Covid pandemic and Brexit will have limited or temporary impact, making the UK a hotspot for new direct lending investment opportunities […]

Food Manufacturing is a resilient industry with limited volatility and low correlation to GDP cycles, as individual spend on food consumption is non-discretionary. These key attributes make it a core investment sector for Pemberton. Over the last four years we have made 12 investments across Europe in this sector and deployed €1.5bn of investor capital. […]

Direct Lending in Europe: Current Status and Prospects We are pleased to announce the release of “European Direct Lending Review and Outlook,” written from a legal perspective on the direct lending market by the Oxford University Side Business School, utilizing Pemberton’s unique data. This report documents the characteristics of private debt focused on direct lending, […]