Banks Rush to Gain Foothold in $1.5 Trillion Private Credit Market

In recent weeks, Barclays Plc, Societe Generale SA and Deutsche Bank AG have all made concerted efforts to grab a slice of the lucrative corner of leveraged finance. Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Dutch lender Rabobank Group became a cornerstone investor for a new sustainable private-lending firm, Colesco.

In the past few weeks, at least four major banks made further strides into private debt, be that through balance sheet lending, tie-ups with established investors or raising third-party capital. “Wall Street giants and European investment banks are looking to capture part of this opportunity via their asset management units, either by offering these services on balance sheet or by partnering with the alternative lenders,” said Ana Arsov, global co-head of banking at Moody’s Investors Service, adding that the ratings agency thinks banks will continue to expand such business opportunistically.

Thoma Bravo is in discussions with private credit lenders about arranging roughly $1 billion of debt financing for its planned acquisition of NextGen Healthcare Inc.Barings has launched an evergreen fund focused on direct lending in Europe that will offer investors greater liquidity than a typical closed-end fund

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