Muzinich & Co. announces final close of Muzinich Pan-European Private Debt II Fund at €800m

Muzinich & Co. announces the final close of the Muzinich Pan-European Private Debt Fund II at €800mn. The Fund provides customized, flexible debt capital solutions to lower middle-market companies across Europe and the United Kingdom. 

"Investors are increasingly looking to allocate to private lending strategies to provide a hedge against rising interest rates and inflation. Interest in European private debt continues, and we are witnessing more capital flows with investors attracted by rising yields in tandem with Europe’s higher interest rates.” 

Kirsten Bode, Co-Head Private Debt, Pan-Europe.

The Fund is classified as an Article 8 financial product under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and benefits from the Firm’s proprietary ESG scorecard, which assesses company ESG credentials.

“The Fund is broadly diversified across sectors and countries and, by the end of 2022, had completed 18 investments. We are seeing an increasing need for flexible, long-term and patient capital to support businesses, which the Fund will seek to provide as it deploys capital.” 

Rafael Torres, Co-Head Private Debt, Pan-Europe.

Capital at risk. The value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the full amount invested.