PGIM names Robert Scheer head of Direct Lending for DACH region

• PGIM appointed Robert Scheer head of Direct Lending, DACH, effective immediately, based in Frankfurt.
• The new role leads sponsor-led direct lending across DACH, covering origination, structuring, negotiation, underwriting; reports to Matt Harvey.
• Scheer joins from M&G Investments, where he was co-head of Private Credit Origination across London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam.
• He previously led M&G’s DACH direct lending buildout, following a decade at ING Bank in Frankfurt in structured acquisition finance.
• PGIM’s direct lending platform manages USD 16 billion across lower middle market, core middle market, large-cap segments.

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