Direct lending investors
38 investors that name Direct lending among their sectors are recorded here: 31 asset managers, 4 other investors, 2 family offices and 1 private equity firm. Stated investment stages run from seed to buyout. Most are headquartered in the United States (13), Italy (5) and the United Kingdom (4). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdCap Growth Partners private credit · direct lending · minority equity |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Pepper Pike, United States |
| ADM Capital credit · private credit · direct lending · climate-focused credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth | Central, Hong Kong SAR China |
| AlbaCore Capital Group credit · capital solutions · direct lending · dislocated credit |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | London, United Kingdom |
| Arcmont Asset Management Limited Private Credit · Direct Lending · Capital Solutions · Impact Lending |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | London, United Kingdom |
| Ariete Capital real estate · AI and automation · listed equities · direct lending |
Direct investor | Family office | Not stated | Torino, Italy |
| Axxes Capital opportunistic credit · private equity · infrastructure · direct lending |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Coral Gables, United States |
| Benefit Street Partners direct lending · structured credit · liquid credit · special situations |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | |
| Blue Owl Capital Corporation private credit · direct lending · senior secured loans · mezzanine loans |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | |
| Blue Torch Capital LP middle market · credit · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | New York, United States |
| Boreal Investments S.A. real estate · private equity · publicly listed instruments · direct lending |
Direct + LP | Family office | Not stated | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Capital Q Management LLC venture capital · private equity · credit markets · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Seed – Growth | Maitland, United States |
| Cerberus Capital Management credit · private equity · real estate · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth – Buyout | New York, United States |
| CIFC Asset Management credit · senior secured loans · CLOs · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | New York, United States |
| Coi Funds Management Pty Ltd private credit · commercial real estate credit · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Melbourne, Australia |
| Conning Asia Pacific Limited fixed income · equities · securitized products · commercial real estate |
Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | |
| Crescent Capital Group corporate credit · private credit · tradeable credit · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Los Angeles, United States |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP credit · public and private credit markets · direct lending · CLOs/CDOs |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | New York, United States |
| Direta Capital credit · direct lending · receivables · working capital |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Eidos Partners S.r.l. sub-performing and distressed debt · special situations · direct lending · hotel sector |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Milan, Italy |
| FC Funds Management Pty Ltd private debt · direct lending · special situations · property |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Sydney, Australia |
| Finint Investments real estate · infrastructure · private capital · NPE |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Conegliano, Italy |
| H.I.G. Capital private equity · growth equity · direct lending · special situations credit |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Miami, United States |
| Hoplon Investment Partners LLP corporate credit · restructurings · real estate · direct lending |
Direct investor | Other | Not applicable | London, United Kingdom |
| ITERAM Capital hedge funds · private debt · venture capital · healthcare biotech |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Funds | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Ivy Asset Group specialty finance · asset-based lending · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Charleston, United States |
| KOMPT Capital credit · infrastructure · direct lending · PPP |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire |
| Marathon Asset Management private credit · direct lending · opportunistic credit · asset-based lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | New York, United States |
| Moelis Asset Management Broadly Syndicated Loans · Direct Lending · Hedge Funds · Co-Invests |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | New York, United States |
| Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund technology and software · business services · healthcare · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | |
| Octagon Credit Investors, LLC corporate credit · broadly syndicated loans · high yield bonds · structured credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | New York, United States |
| Pemberton Asset Management S.A. private credit · direct lending · asset-based finance · capital solutions |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth – Buyout | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Positron Capital AS Private Equity · Infrastructure · Private Debt · Direct Lending |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Oslo, Norway |
| RiverRock European Capital Partners private credit · real estate · infrastructure · direct lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | London, United Kingdom |
| SAF Group private credit · direct lending · opportunistic credit · asset-based finance |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Calgary, Canada |
| Sagitta SGR Energy · Infrastructure · Real Estate · Credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Milano, Italy |
| Skybound Capital private credit · direct lending · structured trade and commodity finance · invoice and receivables financing |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Cape Town, South Africa |
| TeamSystem Capital at Work SGR credito · direct lending · real & private assets |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Italy |
| Ture Invest Partners AB direct lending · credit · senior secured lending |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Stockholm, Sweden |