Direct Lending
What’s new
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A diversified offence in private credit as the best defence
Amid elevated uncertainty, investors are increasingly being drawn to private credit as a resilient asset class that can deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, and income stability.
What we do
Investment case studies
AirIT
A provider of managed IT support, cybersecurity, and digital transformation services for small and medium businesses.
Sector - IT services
Type of Transaction - Refinance
Private Equity Sponsor - August equity
GL Education
A provider of independent student-level formative and diagnostic assessments.
Sector – Consumer services
Type of Transaction – Recapitalisation
Private Equity Sponsor – LLCP
Avantia
A tech-enabled broker and managing general agent providing distribution and underwriting of home insurance.
Sector – Insurance
Type of Transaction – Management buyout
Private Equity Sponsor – ECI
Avantia
A tech-enabled broker and managing general agent providing distribution and underwriting of home insurance.
Sector – Insurance
Type of Transaction – Management buyout
Private Equity Sponsor – ECI
Ridge
A multidisciplinary property services and consulting business, serving public and private sector clients across a range of industries.
Sector – Real estate services
Type of Transaction – Management buyout
Private Equity Sponsor – Horizon
TopSource Worldwide
An employment compliance group providing end-to-end solutions in outsourced payroll services, employer of record, and HR management.
Sector – Professional services
Type of Transaction – Refinance
Private Equity Sponsor – Horizon
Who we are
Direct lending has experienced significant growth since the wake of the financial crisis to become a key source of capital for leveraged loans, as many banks retrenched from the market due to increased regulation and more stringent capital requirements.
Direct lending provides potentially attractive risk-adjusted returns, portfolio diversification benefits, and low mark to market volatility when compared to the broader credit market.
Source: HSBC AM, as of 30th September 2025
Partnership with HSBC bank
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Distinct gap in the market
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Disciplined underwriting process
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HSBC bank has a well-established proprietary origination platform across the UK and Europe
Our private credit strategies offer tailored solutions to meet the needs of our clients, providing access to proprietary opportunities through our partnership with HSBC Bank. With a focus on rigorous credit analysis and deep market expertise, our approach ensures that clients can benefit from stable income streams and diversification that private credit can provide."
Head of Private Credit
Leadership
Scott McClurg Head of Private Credit |
Tom Boden Investment Director |
Tom Green Head of Direct Lending UK & Europe |
Steve Hewes Head of Portfolio |
Barry Mackay Head of New Investment |
James Elenor Investment Director |
Will Giardini Investment Director |
Key Risks
Further information on the potential risks can be found in the Prospectus or Offering Memorandum.
Risk Considerations. There is no assurance that a portfoliowill achieve its investment objective or will work under all market conditions. The value of investments may go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Portfolios may be subject to certain additional risks, which should be considered carefully along with their investment objectives and fees.
- Illiquidity: An investment in the Fund is a long term illiquid investment. By their nature, the Fund’s investments will not generally be exchange traded. These investments will be illiquid.
- Long term horizon: Investors should expect to be locked-in for the full term of the investment.
- Economic conditions: The economic cycle and prevailing interest rates will impact the attractiveness of the underlying investments. Economic activity and sentiment also impacts the performance of underlying companies and will have a direct bearing on the ability of companies to keep up with interest and principal repayments.
- Loans to private companies: The Fund will invest in loans to medium sized privately owned companies. There are specific risks associated with lending to such companies, including that they may have limited financial resources, access to capital and higher funding costs. They may also be more vulnerable to market, key-man and other risks and their accounts are not typically published.
- Valuation: These investments may have no or a limited liquid market, and other investments including those in respect of loans and securities of private companies, may be based on estimates which cannot be marked to market until sale. The valuation of the underlying investments is therefore inherently opaque.
- Fund Risk: Investments into this Fund may, among other risks, be negatively affected by adverse regulatory developments or reform, credit risk and counterparty risk. The credit market bears idiosyncratic risks such as borrower fraud, borrower bankruptcy, prepayment risk, security enforceability risk, subordination risk and lender liability risk.
- Investor’s Capital At Risk: Investors may lose the entirety of invested capital.
Important Information
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