{"id":964054,"date":"2026-05-18T09:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/citi-and-hps-investment-partners-a-part-of-blackrock-announce-e15-billion-private-capital-program-to-expand-direct-lending-in-emea\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:26:30","slug":"citi-and-hps-investment-partners-a-part-of-blackrock-announce-e15-billion-private-capital-program-to-expand-direct-lending-in-emea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/citi-and-hps-investment-partners-a-part-of-blackrock-announce-e15-billion-private-capital-program-to-expand-direct-lending-in-emea\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, Announce \u20ac15 Billion Private Capital Program to Expand Direct Lending in EMEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Citi and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, Announce \u20ac15 Billion Private Capital Program to Expand Direct Lending in EMEA<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>Collaboration to enhance offering to clients across the EMEA region<\/i><\/p>\n<p>LONDON&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nCitigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, today announced a \u20ac15 billion Private Capital Program (the \u201cProgram\u201d), a strategic collaboration to expand comprehensive capital solutions and access to private financing for corporate and sponsor-owned borrowers in the region.<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260518530387\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260518530387\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Program intends to finance \u20ac15 billion<b \/>of debt opportunities in EMEA over an initial five-year term.<\/p>\n<p>\nUnder the terms of the initiative, Citi will leverage its extensive Investment, Corporate, and Commercial Bank led origination capabilities to source investment opportunities for the Program, which is designed to serve borrowers with principal business based in Continental Europe, the UK, and eventually the Middle East. Eligible opportunities will comprise a broad range of sub-investment grade debt instruments.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;To meet the increasing demand from our corporate and sponsor clients for tailored private credit solutions, we are excited to announce this collaboration with HPS, a part of BlackRock,\u201d said John McAuley, Co-Head of Debt Capital Markets, Citi. \u201cThis Program is designed to directly support our clients\u2019 strategic objectives across the EMEA region by combining Citi\u2019s deep client relationships and origination strength with their significant capital and structuring expertise. Together, we are creating a best-in-class offering to help our clients achieve their goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nMatthieu Boulanger, Partner and Head of Europe at HPS, a part of BlackRock, added, &#8220;We are pleased to collaborate with Citi to bring expanded direct lending solutions to the EMEA market. This collaboration will enable us to leverage Citi\u2019s extensive network and origination pipeline in EMEA, further strengthening our ability to deliver tailored financing options to a broad range of borrowers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe collaboration demonstrates both institutions\u2019 proactive approach to meeting evolving client needs in the private credit market, leveraging strong relationships to drive growth and provide critical financing solutions.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Citi<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nCiti is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, a global leader in wealth management and a valued personal bank in its home market of the United States. Citi does business in more than 180 countries and jurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals with a broad range of financial products and services.<\/p>\n<p>\nAdditional information may be found at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citigroup.com%2F&amp;esheet=54537520&amp;newsitemid=20260518530387&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.citigroup.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c9755df5259238d98a0922051959c822\">www.citigroup.com<\/a> | X: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FCiti&amp;esheet=54537520&amp;newsitemid=20260518530387&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=%40Citi&amp;index=2&amp;md5=4baad244539a7f669fb8e0a42961fe54\">@Citi<\/a> | LinkedIn: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fciti&amp;esheet=54537520&amp;newsitemid=20260518530387&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fciti&amp;index=3&amp;md5=14a1b9a91040cfd3687870db6a87af41\">www.linkedin.com\/company\/citi<\/a> | YouTube: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fciti%257C&amp;esheet=54537520&amp;newsitemid=20260518530387&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.youtube.com%2Fciti&amp;index=4&amp;md5=3085d214247a8d97f84f1ab6ba7eb679\">www.youtube.com\/citi<\/a> | Facebook: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fciti&amp;esheet=54537520&amp;newsitemid=20260518530387&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.facebook.com%2Fciti&amp;index=5&amp;md5=d7c84d3820d922002add804471ef399a\">www.facebook.com\/citi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About HPS, a part of BlackRock<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nHPS, a part of BlackRock, is a leading global, credit-focused alternative investment manager that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. Our Private Financing Solutions platform, with $381 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2026, manages strategies across the capital structure, including privately negotiated senior debt; privately negotiated junior capital solutions in debt, preferred and equity formats; liquid credit including syndicated leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and high yield bonds; asset-based finance and real estate. The scale and breadth of our platform offers the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260518530387r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260518530387\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260518530387\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nLauren Teggelaar<br \/>\n<br \/>Corporate Communications<br \/>\n<br \/>Citi<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:Lauren.teggelaar@citi.com\">Lauren.teggelaar@citi.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nSebastian Button<br \/>\n<br \/>Corporate Communications<br \/>\n<br \/>Citi<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:sebastian.button@citi.com\">sebastian.button@citi.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nChristopher Beattie<br \/>\n<br \/>Corporate Communications<br \/>\n<br \/>BlackRock<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:christopher.beattie@blackrock.com\">christopher.beattie@blackrock.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Europe United States United Kingdom North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Finance Business Banking Professional Services Other Professional Services<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518530387\/en\/311741\/3\/00000CitiLogoBlue210_1.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518530387\/en\/2807744\/3\/HPS_BlackRock_Logo_Blue_Letters_White_Background.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citi and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, Announce \u20ac15 Billion Private Capital Program to Expand Direct Lending in EMEA Collaboration to enhance offering to clients across the EMEA region LONDON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, today announced a \u20ac15 billion Private Capital Program (the \u201cProgram\u201d), a strategic collaboration to expand comprehensive capital solutions and access to private financing for corporate and sponsor-owned borrowers in the region. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260518530387\/en\/ The Program intends to finance \u20ac15 billionof debt opportunities in EMEA over an initial five-year term. 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(NYSE: C) and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, today announced a \u20ac15 billion Private Capital Program (the \u201cProgram\u201d), a strategic collaboration to expand comprehensive capital solutions and access to private financing for corporate and sponsor-owned borrowers in the region. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260518530387\/en\/ The Program intends to finance \u20ac15 billionof debt opportunities in EMEA over an initial five-year term. 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