Jefferies Credit Partners targets $4 billion European direct lending capacity with inaugural fund close

• Jefferies Financial Group expanded its European direct lending push through Jefferies Credit Partners with about $4 billion of lending capacity.
• Strategy anchored by a first close of its inaugural European Direct Lending Fund, led by commitments from Allianz Global Investors.
• Fund seeded at close via acquisition of a diversified, recently originated portfolio of European private credit investments.
• Platform launched in late 2024, deploying balance sheet capital; two partnership accounts are expected to close later in 2026.
• Perpetual fund structure targets sponsor-backed, senior secured private credit across Europe and the UK, focused on middle-market deals.

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