Amundi, the French asset manager owned by investment banks Societe Generale and Crédit Agricole, has partnered with Italian lender UniCredit to provide finance to mid-market German businesses, as part of a push by Amundi to be more active in the European loan market.

Unicredit said this week that it will act as partner bank to Amundi, offering the asset manager opportunities to invest in deals originated by UniCredit.