LOUIS XIII · September 7, 2026

Jefferies Credit Partners targets €1B for private credit secondaries fund

The move positions the firm to absorb distressed portfolios as leverage tensions rise across mid-market lending.

Jefferies Credit Partners is raising approximately €1 billion for a dedicated private credit secondaries vehicle, marking the firm's formal entry into a segment that has drawn $25 billion in dry powder over the past eighteen months. The fund will acquire existing loan portfolios from overextended managers and write new paper against stressed collateral packages.

The timing aligns with deteriorating credit conditions across European mid-market lending. Covenant-lite structures written in 2021 and 2022 are now trading at discounts between 12% and 28% to par as interest coverage ratios compress. Jefferies is positioning to acquire these portfolios at marks that reflect refinancing risk, then either hold to maturity or restructure on terms that convert debt to equity at favorable ratios. The firm has not disclosed target IRR, but comparable secondaries funds raised in 2023 underwrote to net returns between 14% and 18%.

This matters because the private credit secondaries market is bifurcating. Managers with weak origination pipelines are offloading entire books to meet redemption queues or rebalance duration exposure. Buyers with patient capital and restructuring infrastructure can acquire seasoned loans at discounts, then either harvest spread or take operational control. Jefferies brings a $14 billion credit platform and established workout desks in London and Frankfurt, giving it an edge in portfolios with embedded operational complexity. The firm also maintains distribution relationships with 170+ institutional LPs, allowing faster exits than competitors reliant on syndication markets.

The structure signals broader trend exhaustion in direct lending. New origination spreads have compressed to SOFR plus 475-525 basis points for senior secured paper, leaving little room for error. Managers who underwrote at tighter spreads in 2021 now face mark-to-market losses and are selling portfolios to avoid triggering NAV tests. Jefferies is betting that distressed acquisition windows open intermittently over the next 18-24 months, particularly in sectors exposed to variable-rate financing and margin compression.

Allocators should monitor Jefferies' first close, expected before the end of Q2 2025, and note whether anchor commitments come from existing fund LPs or new institutional mandates. Watch for portfolio acquisitions in the €50-200 million range targeting healthcare services, business services, and industrial distribution. Refinancing walls hit in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, creating natural seller pressure.

The €1 billion target is sized to absorb 12-18 meaningful portfolios without forcing Jefferies into bidding wars against Intermediate Capital Group or Brookfield's secondaries desks. The firm is not chasing scale. It is positioning to convert liquidity into control when weaker managers blink.

The takeaway

Jefferies is raising €1B to buy distressed private credit portfolios as European mid-market loans trade at discounts to par.

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