Parallel Lending Explained: Accessing European Private Credit Alongside Banks

Podcast

February 24, 2026

Private credit continues to evolve, with banks and asset managers increasingly working together to finance the European middle market.

In the latest episode of the Muzinich Podcast, Grant Davidson, Co-Head of UK Private Debt, and James Adams, Director in the UK Private Debt team, discuss how investing alongside banks can provide differentiated access to senior secured lending opportunities.

They cover:

  • How post-financial crisis regulation reshaped bank lending and opened the door to greater private capital participation
  • Why banks are returning to lower-risk lending through collaborative models with asset managers
  • What this approach can offer investors in terms of diversification, structural protections and portfolio resilience

In a shifting financing landscape, we explore why collaboration between banks and private capital is becoming an established part of the European mid-market ecosystem.

 

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