Private Debt Intelligence – 5/17/2021

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Growth of PD funds in market accelerates in Q1

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The number of private debt funds in market has been rising consistently over the past five years, but the last quarter has seen a marked acceleration. There are 592 funds in market as of April 2021, a 36% increase compared to January 2020. The funds are targeting an aggregate $300bn, a 56% increase over January last year. Between 2016 and 2020 growth in both number of funds in market and capital targeted averaged 13%.

Contact: Laura Messchendorp
laura.messchendorp@preqin.com

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