Our Financing Partners

ABN AMRO is a Dutch bank with a strong corporate and leveraged finance franchise across the DACH region and Benelux. It provides structured credit, acquisition finance, and bilateral lending solutions for mid-market and large-cap transactions.

Alcentra is a European alternative credit manager with a long track record in leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and private credit. It provides senior secured loans, unitranche structures, and opportunistic credit to mid-market and large-cap companies across Europe.

Apera Asset Management is a specialist European private debt manager focused on senior secured lending to lower and core mid-market companies. It offers unitranche, senior, and mezzanine financing primarily for sponsor-backed buyouts and growth financings across Europe.

Arcmont Asset Management is a leading European private debt manager providing direct lending solutions to mid-market and large-cap companies. It offers unitranche, senior secured, and second-lien facilities with a strong presence across Germany, France, and the UK.

Avenue Capital Group is a US-based alternative investment firm with an active European credit and private debt strategy. It provides rescue lending, distressed credit, and special situations financing to mid-market and large-cap companies across Europe and North America.

Bantry Bay Capital is a European specialist credit fund focused on senior secured direct lending to mid-market companies. It provides unitranche and senior debt solutions for sponsor-backed buyouts, primarily in the UK and broader European markets.

Barclays is a British global bank with a well-established leveraged finance and corporate banking division active across European mid-market transactions. It offers acquisition financing, high-yield debt underwriting, and bilateral credit facilities.

Barings is a global asset manager with an active private credit platform providing senior secured, unitranche, and mezzanine debt to European mid-market companies. It offers flexible capital solutions across sponsor-backed buyouts, growth financings, and refinancings.

BayernLB is a Bavarian state bank and one of Germany's leading commercial banks, with a strong focus on the German Mittelstand and real estate finance. It provides tailored acquisition finance, club deals, and bilateral loans to mid-market and large corporates.

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager with a substantial private credit business providing direct lending and credit solutions globally. Its European private debt platform offers senior secured and unitranche facilities to mid-market and large-cap companies.

Blackstone Credit is one of the world's largest alternative credit managers with a comprehensive European direct lending platform. It provides senior secured, unitranche, and junior debt solutions for mid-to-large cap buyouts and growth financings across Europe.

BNP Paribas is France's largest bank with a leading European leveraged finance platform active across Germany, France, and the UK. It provides acquisition financing, unitranche structures, and syndicated credit facilities for mid-to-large cap transactions.

Capza is a French private debt and private equity manager focused on European mid-market companies. It provides unitranche, senior, and mezzanine financing as well as equity co-investments for buyouts and growth strategies across France, Germany, and the broader DACH region.

Centerbridge Partners is a US-based private investment firm with an active European credit and special situations strategy. It provides flexible capital solutions including senior secured, subordinated, and distressed debt to European mid-market and large-cap companies.

Cheyne Capital Management is a London-based alternative investment manager with an active European private debt and real estate credit business. It provides senior secured, mezzanine, and special situations financing to mid-market companies and real estate borrowers.

Commerzbank is Germany's second-largest listed bank and a key provider of corporate financing to the German Mittelstand and larger corporates. It offers bilateral loans, club deals, and structured acquisition finance across a broad range of sectors.

Deutsche Bank is Germany's largest bank with a global leveraged finance and corporate banking platform. It provides syndicated loans, acquisition finance, high-yield bonds, and structured credit for large-cap and mid-market transactions across Europe.

DZ Bank is the central institution of the German cooperative banking sector and one of the country's largest banks by total assets. It offers acquisition financing, bilateral and club deal credit facilities primarily to Mittelstand companies through its extensive cooperative banking network.

ELF Capital is a specialist European private credit manager focused on senior secured direct lending to smaller and mid-market companies. It provides flexible debt solutions for sponsor-backed acquisition financings and growth transactions across Western Europe.

Erste Bank is one of the largest banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe with a strong corporate banking presence in Austria and the CEE region. It provides acquisition finance, bilateral lending, and structured credit to mid-market and large corporates.

Farallon Capital Management is a US-based investment manager with an active credit and special situations strategy in Europe. It provides opportunistic and distressed lending, event-driven credit, and structured credit solutions to mid-market and large-cap companies.

Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen) is a leading German state bank with a particular focus on corporate banking, real estate, and infrastructure finance. It provides acquisition financing, bilateral credit facilities, and club deals to mid-market and large corporates primarily in Germany.

HIG Bayside Capital is the credit and special situations platform of HIG Capital, one of the world's largest alternative investment firms. It provides senior secured, subordinated, and distressed debt solutions across US and European mid-market transactions.

IKB Deutsche Industriebank is a German specialist lender with a strong focus on Mittelstand and private equity-backed transactions. It offers bilateral acquisition finance, mezzanine, and subordinated debt solutions, particularly for smaller to mid-market buyouts.

Kartesia is a European private credit fund specializing in senior secured, unitranche, and subordinated lending to European mid-market companies. It focuses on sponsor-backed buyouts and growth financings across Western and Northern European markets.

LBBW (Landesbank Baden-Württemberg) is one of Germany's largest state banks with a prominent role in corporate finance and leveraged lending. It provides acquisition finance, bilateral loans, club deals, and syndicated credit facilities across Germany and Europe.

NordLB (Norddeutsche Landesbank) is a German state bank primarily active in corporate and structured finance across Northern Germany and key European markets. It provides acquisition lending, club deals, and sector-specific structured finance solutions.

OLB (Oldenburgische Landesbank) is a regional German bank with a growing focus on private equity-backed transactions and Mittelstand acquisition finance. It offers bilateral loans and club deal structures, particularly for smaller and lower mid-market buyouts in Germany.

Patrimonium Asset Management is a Swiss private credit manager focused on direct lending to European mid-market companies. It provides senior secured and mezzanine financing for sponsor-backed buyouts and growth financings across the DACH region and broader Europe.

Pemberton Asset Management is a London-based European private debt manager with one of the largest European direct lending platforms. It provides senior secured, unitranche, and first-lien facilities to mid-market and large-cap companies across Europe.

Pricoa Capital Group (PGIM Private Capital) is the private fixed income arm of Prudential Financial with an active European private placement and direct lending business. It provides senior secured and investment-grade private debt to mid-to-large cap European companies.

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is an Austrian banking group with a leading corporate banking franchise across Central and Eastern Europe. It provides acquisition financing, bilateral credit, and structured lending for mid-to-large cap transactions in the CEE region.

SEB is a leading Nordic financial services group with a strong corporate and leveraged finance business active across Germany and Europe. It provides acquisition financing, bilateral credit facilities, and syndicated loans to investment-grade and leveraged corporate clients.

SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) is one of Japan's largest banks with a rapidly growing European leveraged finance and corporate banking franchise. It provides acquisition financing, club deals, and syndicated loans across Germany and major European markets.

The Sparkassen (German Savings Banks) represent Germany's largest banking group by total assets, with a nationwide network of regional institutions. Individual Sparkassen provide bilateral loans and structured credit to regional and mid-market corporates across all of Germany.

Tikehau Capital is a French alternative asset manager with a diversified credit platform including European direct lending, CLOs, and private debt. It provides senior secured, unitranche, and mezzanine financing to mid-market and large-cap companies across Europe.

UniCredit is an Italian banking group with one of the strongest leveraged finance and corporate banking franchises in Germany and Central Europe. It provides acquisition financing, syndicated loans, high-yield underwriting, and bilateral credit solutions for mid-to-large cap transactions.

The Volksbanken (German Cooperative Banks) form Germany's second-largest banking group with a nationwide network of cooperative credit institutions. Individual Volksbanken provide bilateral lending and structured financing to Mittelstand and private equity-backed companies throughout Germany.