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Bridgepoint raises €5.1bn for European senior secured direct lending

By IAN Editorial Desk
3 August 2026·Updated 19 August 2026·2 min read
Primary source: bridgepointgroup.com

Bridgepoint Direct Lending IV closed above its €4bn target, giving institutional allocators another large European senior secured pool.


Bridgepoint on Monday disclosed a €5.1 billion final close for Bridgepoint Direct Lending IV, giving the manager a larger pool of capital than the vehicle’s original €4 billion target and adding fresh scale to European direct lending fundraising. The close also gives insurers, pension funds and other institutional allocators another large senior-secured credit vehicle focused on the region’s mid-market borrowers.…

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