Europe

Regional guide: Southern Europe’s lower mid-market attractive for direct lending

In Spain and Italy, private credit deal volumes were not hit as hard by the downturn in larger M&A across Europe.

Regional guide: Benelux performs well despite M&A slump

The Netherlands is the engine of growth in Benelux private credit.

Regional guide: LPs warming to opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe

Less intense competition in markets such as Poland, the Baltics and Romania can result in better risk-adjusted returns.

PIMCO’s Trausch: ‘A tsunami of refinancing is coming’

Speaking at the PERE Network Europe Forum, the CEO and CIO of the asset management giant said Europe’s debt funding crisis is about to intensify.

10 key trends: The shape of European stress

Weak European growth and rising defaults are tipping companies into the sweet spot for opportunistic credit.

Goldman Sachs on plans to more than double credit platform

The firm reported a 51% jump in its private credit fourth-quarter earnings year-on-year.

Jiří Król: How to protect a mutually beneficial match

The NAIC has proposed changes that would create barriers or remove incentives for insurers to invest in private credit.

Arrow Global: Staying local for diversified investment opportunities

There are opportune markets available for experienced local lenders, say Arrow Global’s Toni McDermott and Richard Roberts.