Key Takeaways
- • Apollo Global Management launched European Credit Company (ECC) on Monday, a European private credit platform with more than €10 billion in lending capacity.
- • ECC is backed by institutional investors including Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Athora, Norinchukin Bank, Standard Chartered, and Aranda Principal Strategies.
- • The platform will focus on performing credit across large and mid-market segments, spanning corporate and asset-backed lending plus financing for infrastructure and real estate owners.
- • ECC is led by CEO Giacomo Petrobelli and Chairman Christian Meissner and currently operates from Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg City, and Milan, with plans to expand into additional markets.
Summary
Apollo Global Management has launched a European private credit platform with more than €10 billion in lending capacity, according to the original report. The new venture, European Credit Company (ECC), was unveiled on Monday and is backed by a group of institutional investors, including Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Athora, Norinchukin Bank, Standard Chartered, and Aranda Principal Strategies.
ECC will focus on performing credit investments across large and mid-market segments. Its mandate covers corporate and asset-backed lending, as well as financing for infrastructure and real estate owners, positioning the platform across multiple areas of the European credit market.
The platform is led by Chief Executive Officer Giacomo Petrobelli and Chairman Christian Meissner. ECC currently operates in Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg City, and Milan. The company has said it plans to expand to additional markets in the coming quarters, though no specific target jurisdictions were identified in the source material.
ECC will focus on performing credit investments across large and mid-market segments. Its mandate covers corporate and asset-backed lending, as well as financing for infrastructure and real estate owners, positioning the platform across multiple areas of the European credit market.
The platform is led by Chief Executive Officer Giacomo Petrobelli and Chairman Christian Meissner. ECC currently operates in Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg City, and Milan. The company has said it plans to expand to additional markets in the coming quarters, though no specific target jurisdictions were identified in the source material.
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