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Arcmont CIO says US lender retreat reduced European mid-market competition

Arcmont is seeing extra spread, better terms and less leverage on mid-market loans, according to Mattis Poetter.

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  • Arcmont CIO Mattis Poetter says the retreat of US lenders has reduced deal competition in European mid-market lending.

  • Arcmont is seeing the shift in extra spread, better terms and less leverage on the loans it makes.

  • Poetter's account is one credit manager's observation about its own book, not a market-wide statistic for European direct lending.

Arcmont CIO Mattis Poetter says the retreat of US lenders has reduced deal competition in European mid-market lending.

Arcmont is seeing the shift in extra spread, better terms and less leverage on the loans it makes.

Poetter's account is one credit manager's observation about its own book, not a market-wide statistic for European direct lending.

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