Rothschild Merchant Banking said May 15 that its merchant banking division has raised €655 million for Five Arrows Direct Lending, its European mid-market lending fund.
The funds exceeded the target, and were secured from a diversified global investor pool comprising insurance companies, pension funds, blue-chip institutional investors, and prominent family office and high-net-worth investors.
The FADL fund provides customized debt financing to high-quality European mid-market companies, addressing their financing needs in light of banks' reduced lending appetite and capacity for these borrowers.
The fund also supports private equity sponsors in buyout, expansion and recapitalization deals.
