European mid-market direct lending margins face steady compression since 2024
|September 24, 2026
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European mid-market direct lending margins have seen consistent compression over recent years but recorded a slight increase in the second quarter of 2026, reaching an average of 553bps over reference rates, up from 542bps in the first quarter.
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