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22 April 2026
London, UK

Private Credit Connect: London

The main event for everyone seeking opportunity in European direct lending, asset-backed finance & specialty finance

Connecting the whole private credit ecosystem from end investors and credit funds to banks and corporate originators

Private Credit Connect: London is...

Where the largest & most active private credit funds come to shed light on their specific strategies.

Where end investors, allocators & LPs come to determine what makes one private credit fund, strategy and structure stand out from the crowd.

Where the most pro-active & growth-focused SMEs, middle-market and large cap firms come to access bespoke private funding.

In just one impactful day, 500 market participants will gather to exchange insights, experiences, and forge valuable partnerships in:

  • Asset-based finance (secured & unsecured)
  • Direct lending (large cap, middle market and small cap)
  • Nav/Fund finance
  • Specialty finance (including forward flows, data centers, solar)
  • Middle Market CLOs (US & European perspectives)

Brought to you by the team behind the mighty Global ABS in Barcelona and Private Credit Connect: East in Miami.

Why every serious player in private credit should be here

Expect to meet...

 

500+

Registered
Delegates

 

 

250+

LPs &
Borrowers

 

 

70+

Expert
Speakers

 

Why is FT Live best placed to organise Europe's premier private credit event?

Our investor relationships

Our investor relationships

For over 30 years, we have built an incredible network of investor friends, even launching Fixed Income Investor Network (FIIN)- an investor-only membership association of over 600 members. 
Our reputation with the best issuers

Our reputation with the best issuers

Global ABS and ABS East are renowned in issuer communities for being the place to go to meet serious investors. Issuers know that joining our events is the most efficient and effective use of their time regularly taking 15+ meetings a day.

Our scale

Our scale

We deliver the go-to conferences in structured finance. FT Live knows the key players and has thousands of industry contacts to draw from.

Our expertise 

Our expertise 

We are the largest and most experienced events team in the fixed income world. You can trust us to deliver a world-class event.

Leading market insight at our private credit event

Explore the macro-economic trends shaping the private credit landscape

Understand the potential intended
and unintended consequences of increased regulatory scrutiny

Determine the drivers of opportunity and growth in asset-based finance

Capitalise on the exponential market growth within direct lending

Uncover emerging trends in specialty middle market financing

Delight in weird and wonderful esoteric finance opportunities and be the first to see future market innovations

Explore the potential of bank/credit fund partnerships plus hybrid private equity and private credit financing models

Unlock deal expertise to get the right terms for your business

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Hear from our delegates

Press coverage and turnout

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Put your firm at the center of the European private credit market   

Demonstrate your importance to the European private credit community by taking a central role at FT Live's annual Private Credit Connect: London conference.

We have a limited number of Partner roles available for the right businesses. If you'd like your business to be central to the development of this high potential private credit event, get in touch. These roles would involve:

  • Using your industry expertise to help develop the private credit conference programme to ensure the right blend of industry themes
  • Prominent speaking roles to showcase your industry knowledge
  • High profile branding for your firm before, during and after the event
  • Well-located meeting rooms to enable meaningful business discussions

Interested to find out more?  Get in touch before these opportunities are all reserved...

Become a Sponsor

Check out some of last year's panel sessions and interviews

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  • What are the key trends and macro factors in this market? Supporting sponsor value creation in lower-middle market companies: professionalisation, leadership and growing EBITDA to create a diversified ...
  • When will America’s boom translate into a European market and what’s delaying progress? What’s the relative value of MM CLOs vs BSL? Why are people looking to the CLO market as a form of financing? St ...
  • A session weighing up the pros and cons of each approach: What do sponsors look for in a Private Credit Fund? Exploring the dynamics of the most successful PE/PC partnerships. Navigating sponsorless d ...
  • What structures does the modern investor want? Exploring the retalisation of the private credit market, what liquidity and fund structures will suit a wealth management investor? Strategies to create ...
  • Recent market trends in Direct Lending. What is the regulatory outlook for the Direct Lending market and what changes are on the horizon? A deep dive into standardisation, obstacles, operational requi ...
  • James Sackett from AB CarVal shares his thoughts on if asset-based finance will be the next major driver of growth in European private credit.



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