Founded in 2002, Alcentra is an international expert in credit management, private credit and structured credit strategies and one of the largest and longest-standing European credit and private debt managers. Across all its investment strategies the firm employs a disciplined, value-orientated approach to evaluating individual investments and constructing portfolios.
In 2022, Alcentra was acquired by Franklin Templeton and integrated with Benefit Street Partners (“BSP”). Together, the BSP-Alcentra platform is one of the largest alternative credit managers globally, with a multi-strategy approach targeting attractive opportunities in the global credit markets. The combined platform manages over $75 billion in assets under management (AUM) and has expertise in Senior Secured Loans, Private Credit, Structured Credit, Special Situations, High Yield Bonds, Multi-Strategy Credit, and Commercial Real Estate.
Our highly experienced global team work across asset classes, business sectors and geographies, bringing significant expertise and a deep understanding of corporate debt to the firm’s strategies. BSP-Alcentra is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton) which is one of the world’s largest independent investment managers with over $1.5 trillion in total assets under management.
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Strategies
Special SituationsPrivate Debt
The Special Situations strategy aims to generate attractive risk adjusted returns by investing in stressed, distressed and new money financing opportunities, primarily in Northern and Western Europe. We deploy a fundamental value based approach and seek to invest in assets that are mispriced as a result of financial stress. These include cases of temporary market dislocation, situations where sound businesses require balance sheet restructuring, or the ability to provide capital where traditional sources of financing are no longer available. The strategy relies on a strong knowledge of how legal frameworks affect corporates and their stakeholders as they go through, or risk going through, restructuring processes. It overlays the product expertise of a dedicated, specialist investment team, with Alcentra’s extensive knowledge of the issuer universe and sponsor relationships in global credit markets. Our strategy is focused on downside protection through strong asset coverage or solid cash flow generation. We primarily invest in senior secured debt in jurisdictions with strong creditor rights and seek to deliver attractive risk adjusted returns via a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
Private CreditPrivate Debt
Alcentra’s Private Credit platform provides flexible capital to middle market borrowers, developing close, productive relationships with management and owners. Our direct lending vehicles can provide the following types of financings to middle market companies: first lien and second lien senior secured loans, unitranche loans and equity. Direct lending to the middle market provides investors with access to attractive risk adjusted returns across the capital structure, with more control over terms of financing packages and the resulting ability to protect investor capital. Alcentra has one of the oldest, most established Private Credit platforms in Europe. Alcentra’s investment funds are focused on lending to businesses predominately located in Northern Europe.
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