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European Direct Lending Strategy
A Leading European
Core Middle Market Offering
Corinthia’s European investment committee has worked together for over a decade, building a strong network of sponsor relationships and refining a disciplined investment philosophy that has consistently delivered below-market average loss rates.
This strategy blends conservative disciplined and cycle-tested underwriting, strong sponsor partnerships, and a market-leading technology platform to deliver resilient returns in the growing private credit space.
A Trusted European Partner in Private Credit
Corinthia targets European core middle market, sponsor-backed, companies through senior-secured direct lending, leveraging a proven experienced team, superior origination, and scalable platform to deliver attractive and consistent returns with minimal loss rates.
Investment Focus
Senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, second-lien structures, mezzanine debt, Holdco PIK notes and equity co-investments.
Target Companies
Private-equity-backed companies with EBITDA between €10m and €100m, with average EBITDA expected to be €20-30mn.
Industries
Diversified, with a preference for defensible business models and with recurring revenue.
Investment Strategy Senior Debt with
a Sponsor Focus
Our strategy centers on providing first-lien senior debt to high-quality, private-equity-backed businesses. We aim to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns while maintaining capital protection through structural seniority and covenants.
Key Features of our European Direct Lending Strategy
Sector and Regional Expertise
Corinthia has a deep bench of credit professionals with long-standing pan-European relationships and on-the-ground experience who are fluent in the local language and regulatory regime.
Sponsor Relationships
As one of Europe’s earliest direct lending teams, we’ve built deep, long-standing relationships with private equity sponsors—grounded in trust, reputation, and a decade of consistent partnership.
Active Portfolio Management
Dedicated portfolio managers and an independent monitoring team drive intentional diversification and continuous portfolio reviews—an approach we believe leads to stronger long-term outcomes.