{"id":16508,"date":"2024-06-05T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/?p=16508"},"modified":"2024-06-05T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T10:00:09","slug":"private-credit-a-key-opportunity-for-irelands-fund-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/insights\/private-credit-a-key-opportunity-for-irelands-fund-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Private credit: a key opportunity for Ireland\u2019s fund industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The rise of the global private credit market has been truly remarkable \u2013 according to <\/strong>Preqin<\/strong><\/a> forecasts, the private credit market is predicted to reach $2.8 trillion by 2028.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll discuss what\u2019s happening in some private credit segments, regulatory challenges and opportunities for the EU, and why private credit is a key opportunity for the Irish funds industry.<\/p>\n

Private credit funds and the CMU<\/h2>\n

The capital markets union (CMU) is the EU\u2019s public policy initiative to create a genuine single market for capital across the EU. A fundamental objective for the CMU is to create an effective integrated European capital market with a harmonised set of rules for loan origination through investment funds. The EU deems this critical to providing European companies with better access to diversified financing options beyond traditional bank lending.<\/p>\n

This places private credit at the heart of the EU public policy, and EU initiatives including ELTIF 2.0<\/a> and harmonisation of loan origination rules under AIFMD 2.0<\/a> are critical enablers for this asset class.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening in key private credit segments?<\/strong><\/p>\n