Francesca Veronesi

Alternative asset manager Patria Investments Ltd is preparing a new Latin America-focused private credit fund in the latest bid to expand the market’s footprint in the region, according to a statement seen by Bloomberg News.

Asset manager Eurazeo SE has collected €480 million for a private credit continuation fund, partnering with secondaries investor Pantheon, according to a statement seen by Bloomberg News.

Investment firm Ambienta SGR has raised over €500 million ($594 million) for its inaugural private credit fund to lend to environmentally sustainable mid-market companies in Europe, a sign of investor demand even as green finance has fallen lower on the political agenda.

The amount of capital that private credit firms have deployed reached a record last year, according to a new report from the Alternative Credit Council, with the larger players like Ares Management Corp., Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. playing an increasingly dominant role.

The credit arm of Carlyle Group Inc. is providing a debt package of €290 million ($338 million) to France’s Mecachrome in a rare private credit deal that taps into Europe’s military buildup.

The credit arm of Carlyle Group Inc. is providing a debt package of €290 million ($338 million) to France’s Mecachrome in a rare private credit deal that taps into Europe’s military buildup.

The worst bear markets in a generation brought private credit firms to prominence in 2022. This year’s bull markets have laid them low.

One of the largest players in private credit expects the trend of ever bigger deals to move across the Atlantic to Europe.

Private lenders could replace 15% of traditional fixed-income investment, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s Fall 2025 private credit survey published Wednesday, as links between private and public markets strengthen.

Moves by private credit giants to muscle into lending to blue-chip firms took center stage at a gathering of executives in Paris this week, given the potential to propel the industry’s future growth.