Elena Dragulele

Jan 17, 2025 | 9fin.com | Elena Dragulele

Welcome to Taking the Credit, 9fin’s weekly observations on the issues affecting the European private credit market. To get these updates in your inbox each week, sign up here. Most would agree that having a lot of money isn’t a bad problem to have. However, what do you do when you’re sitting on substantial capital in a slow M&A environment, with LPs closely scrutinising how their commitments are being deployed? Well, Ares clearly has confidence in private credit deal flow.

Jan 10, 2025 | 9fin.com | Synne Johnsson |Elena Dragulele

Welcome to Taking the Credit, 9fin’s weekly observations on the issues affecting the European private credit market. To get these updates in your inbox each week, sign up here. Last year ended on a cliffhanger for followers of Hg’s sale of Trackunit, as the decision on a winning bidder was postponed to 2025. One full week into the new year, and we are still waiting for a final decision.

Dec 6, 2024 | 9fin.com | Elena Dragulele

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Nov 8, 2024 | 9fin.com | Elena Dragulele

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Sep 9, 2024 | 9fin.com | Elena Dragulele |Alessia Pirolo

News and AnalysisElena Dragulele+Alessia Pirolo9 September 2024•7 min readSummer might be over (in the UK at least), but in southern Europe the sun is still shining on private credit. Direct lending has gained traction in the region, largely because traditionally dominant banks have been scaling back their activities and the sheer number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make countries such as Italy and Spain ideal hunting grounds for lenders hungry for deals.