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Arini closes first European direct lending fund with $4bn-plus target

Pensions, sovereign wealth funds and other institutions backed the fund, which had close to $2bn deployed at close.

Arini has closed its first European direct lending fund with a $4bn-plus deployment target, according to Alternative Credit Investor.

The fund had close to $2bn already deployed at close, with commitments from pensions, sovereign wealth funds and other institutions, the publication reported.

Reported by The Wrap desk from Alternative Credit Investor and Private Credit Daily deal log. Published . Corrections

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