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Private credit capital is moving to Europe. In our latest Viewpoint, we analyse H1 2025 asset allocation data revealing a marked shift toward Europe compared with 2024, a strong indicator of a longer-term trend. Following our first article on Europe’s renewed focus post-US trade policy changes, we now examine what’s driving institutional capital reallocation and […]
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, […]
Spain is an increasingly attractive market for private debt investors. As the country’s banking sector faces another wave of mergers, direct lenders will have the opportunity to expand on the back of the banks’ reduced capacity to cover the mid-market space.
In this brochure we aim to answer the questions most frequently asked about European direct lending.
France is an increasingly attractive market for private debt investors thanks to a powerful mixture of structural and temporary factors.
One of a series of papers where our in country leaders examine key themes and trends important to investors and corporates in Europe.
The European macro outlook continues to be supportive for private debt.
Q1 2019 saw a broad rally across asset classes to levels last seen before the sell-off in Q4 2019.
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