The European private credit market has experienced rapid growth since the global financial crisis, which caused banks to retreat from lending. Private credit firms have stepped in to plug the gap and have become a key source of funding for deals.
European private credit assets have grown from $93bn in 2013 to $476.4bn in September 2024, according to Preqin. Banks are now forging deals with private credit specialists to get a slice of the action and senior leaders in the sector are confident the growth will continue.
The inaugural Twenty Most Influential in Private Credit list from Financial News’s sister title Private Equity News recognises the people behind that growth, many of whom were pioneers of the market.
However, the biggest businesses in the sector are all led by men, so the list has only one woman: Oaktree’s Suzana Perić.
View the full list here.
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