Buyout Highlights – Overview of Europe Buyout and Financing Trends 1H26
The European Buyout Highlights 1H26 shows that activity rebounded strongly in the first six months of the year, with aggregate sponsor-backed deal value rising 86% year over year to EUR 110.2bn, signaling a recovery in large-cap M&A despite a softer transaction environment overall

US SRT issuance volumes should increase in 2H – Crescent Capital
EXCLUSIVE: The firm projects 2026 global SRT issuance to hit USD 45bn after the first half of 2026 logged a record USD 18bn of issuance activity, Penny Tan, a senior director focused on bank capital solutions, told Creditflux

Bridgepoint closes fourth direct lending fund with EUR 5.1bn, topping target
The fund had previously set a fundraising target of EUR 4bn for Bridgepoint Direct Lending IV

Aston Martin enters drop-down deal with HPS, Victoria gets more than 90% support for 2028s extension – Europe Distressed Digest
Aston Martin’s bonds came under pressure after a report emerged on 17 July that the carmaker was in talks with HPS Investment Partners over a potential asset-backed financing that could prime existing creditors

Golub adds managing director to European direct lending team
Timothée Delisle previously held positions at firms such as Morgan Stanley, Alcentra, BlackRock, and HSBC

Blackstone, Wellington and Vanguard collaborate on all-in-one private market vehicles for wealth channel
The three asset managers have launched two products that will give individual investors exposure to a mix of private market assets within a single allocation

Consumer giants' portfolio overhaul pushes M&A to near-record highs
Unilever leads consumer giants’ retreat from underperforming categories; dealmakers shift attention toward fast-growing categories in beauty, health and wellness

Dispersion is creating value in credit despite tight spreads – PIMCO
PODCAST: While index spreads remain tight, dispersion is quite elevated, which rewards those who do the credit work, says Lotfi Karoui, multi-asset credit strategist at fixed-income behemoth PIMCO, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

GoldenTree hits USD 2.75bn hard cap for sophomore private credit fund
The firm’s employees and partners committed USD 50m to the fund, the company announced

Lenders line up to join Barclays on Persistent Systems-Nagarro acquisition loan
SBI, HSBC, Citi, and MUFG may join syndicate; deal valued at USD 1.4bn, with EUR 81 per share offer price

Fund performance – July 2026
Smaller gains in May moderate strong April performance

Credit funds at a glance – July 2026
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Credit hedge funds – July 2026
Credit hedge fund performance

Vistina builds out team and opens London base after Moody’s hire
EXCLUSIVE: After hiring Moody’s executive and ratings expert Jeanine Arnold, private credit advisory firm Vistina is expanding its European footprint

Victoria notes rise as Santé Cie loan slides – Market Comment
French home medical assistance provider Santé Cie’s loan is today marked at 73.5-mid, following a two-point drop from Friday’s 75.5-mid at close on IHS Markit

Private credit and direct lending to grow their share of the loan market—LMA report
A new LMA survey of 234 loan market professionals found that 43% believe private credit and direct lending will grow their share of the EMEA loan market by 2040

Sante Cie’s most recent financials indicate robust liquidity
French homecare firm had EUR 87m cash and EUR 150m undrawn RCF; in May, LTM reported EBITDA at EUR 162m, PF adjusted EBITDA at EUR 183m

Sante Cie hires Rothschild and Eight Advisory following disclosure of PNF probe
EUR 46m reported is amount in frozen accounts, not potential fine; company struck reassuring tone during call with lenders

Private credit vulnerable amid tightening financing conditions – Bank of England
The central bank is also keeping a close eye on AI-related companies’ increasing use of debt, including private credit

Sante Cie loan rebounds following call to reassure lenders
EUR 820m TLB offered around 80 cents; Gibson Dunn holds call with lender group

Co-head of Permira Credit says to brace for more complex, late-cycle environment
PODCAST: While the market is clearly late in the credit cycle, it is not yet obviously at the turning point, Ariadna Stefanescu, co-head of Permira Credit tells Lisa Lee on on the latest episode of Credit Exchange

The Quality Group pre-markets in quieter primary as buyside battles repricings, Sante Cie loan plunges - Europe Loan Digest
Strong technical pushes prints in new lows; CLOs struggling with arbitrage hold floor for single-Bs; Sante Cie dives in secondary on asset freeze news

Santé Cie confirms it is seeking protection under ad hoc mandate upon account freeze amid PNF investigation
Term loan plunges into 50s, company lodges appeal against EUR 45.5m asset freeze; Santé Cie strongly contests PNF’s position

Hayfin completes one of Europe’s largest private credit fundraises to date with EUR 15bn
Hayfin’s Direct Lending Fund V ranks among the largest ever direct lending fundraises completed in Europe, the company said

Coller and Cherry Bank to raise capital for private credit secondaries from Italian wealth market
Coller Capital has announced a distribution partnership with Cherry Bank to better sell its private credit secondaries investment product to affluent individuals in Italy