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Jun
M&A financing and opportunities in the Iberian private credit market
After a period of decline in leveraged finance activity, specifically related to M&A and LBOs, 2025 starts with positive signs of M&A reactivation already emerging and with leveraged finance markets expected to grow – creating more competition and opportunities for dealmakers. With private credit expected to remain an essential provider of funding for both sponsored and non-sponsored deals, our panel will discuss regional leveraged and private credit trends in 2025. How has the private credit market changed over the past 12 months, and what does the current landscape look like? How can businesses successfully leverage private credit funds?
- What trends are emerging in the asset-backed lending market, and how are they shaping investment opportunities? In the current environment, which assets are seen as the most suitable to lend against and are experiencing the most interest from investors?
- How are liquidity concerns being managed? Adding value with innovation and new financing mechanisms: Alternative finance and venture debt funds.
- Which are the implications of international interest in Spanish assets? Will it impact competition and lending practices in the region?
- Which newer sectors and industries are expected to present the most attractive opportunities? What effect do geopolitical risk and new tariffs have on private credit and why is it still an attractive asset class?
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SpeakersFernando Navarro Partner White & Case
Carles Pol Managing Director and Head of European Strategy Alpha Wave Global
Alonso Torre de Silva Managing Director, Private Lending Ares Asset Management
Javier Garcia-Baos Head of Private Equity & Mid-Market Deals Kenta Capital
Miguel Garcia Prieto Director, Private Debt Muzinich & Co.
Pedro Manen Founding Partner Newbrook Capital
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Carles Pol is a Managing Director of Alpha Wave and is responsible for leading the private credit strategy in Europe, with a focus on the DACH and French markets. Prior to joining Alpha Wave, Carles was first in the Special Situations Group of Goldman Sachs where he invested in corporate distressed debt and recently led the private credit business in Iberia (mid-market and large cap). Prior to that, Carles worked as an Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley. Carles holds a MSc in Management from HEC Paris (Grande Ecole Program) and a MSc in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalunya
Miguel joined the Private Debt Team at Muzinich & Co. in 2019. He focuses on sourcing and executing Unitranche and Senior Investment Opportunities in Spain and Portugal, investing Pan-European Private Debt funds with more than €2Bn combined capacity. Prior to joining Muzinich, Miguel started his career in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley in 2014, focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets transactions in Iberia. Miguel holds a dual degree in Law and Business Administration (E-3) from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE).