Private Debt Intelligence – 10/24/2022

European direct lending boom sees American dominance decrease

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A record-breaking number of direct lending funds have closed in Europe this year, a sign of the increasingly global reach of private debt. North America remains the biggest private debt market but has seen its proportion of funds closed globally drop to 53%, down from a high of 64% in 2016 and 60% in 2019.