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Berlin is the largest private capital collection in the world, the noise around Europe is indisputable, in the sharp turn of the mood of the time last year.
This shift comes against the backdrop of muted transactions, depressive new lists in state markets and stuttering in conjunction with the changing US President Donald Trump.
Blair Jacobson, co -chairman of the private rally Ares Management, said at the Superreturn conference in Berlin on Wednesday that “it is now felt that European markets are very attractive.”
Positive factors include drop in interest rates and 500 billion euros in Germanyhe said. Jacobson said he was also encouraged last year Report of the draftwhich called for deregulation and enhancement of European competitiveness.
“Europe is growing and takes under its own destiny, which may be positive for macro -tendencies,” he said, noting that Europe had more factor than a pressed factor from the US
Ares is more focused on its international exposition and sees great opportunities outside the United States, Jacobson added – as evidenced by the recent acquisition of the GCP International Alternative Asset Manager for $ 3.7 billion, which increased its exposition in Europe, as well as in Asian infrastructure.
Optimism against Europe comes against the background of unsuccessful appetite by institutional investors. Prequin data shows that private credit funds focused on Europe have raised nearly $ 26 billion, which is $ 69% compared to the peak of $ 82 billion in 2021.
But Jacobson’s comments were responded to Vice -Chair Blackston, Thomas Nidez, who said that increased political stability in France, Germany and the UK means “the transition of money to Europe is definitely not a bad rate”.
However, Nides emphasized that the muted M&A and IPO activity observed during the chaotic policy in Washington will “pass”.
“Trump keeps everyone at the border, and for people who are market participants, it is anxiety. Violated. The meetings of the meeting are cautious in decision-making,” he said.
“If you are a long -term investor, you need to invest through the cycles … Everything will calm down, the problems around the tariffs will fall over time, and we will return to balance.”
Asset leaders create a head number in Europe, if possible, CNBC said Tamsin Coulman, a private debt specialist.
“There was no wholesale shift in the capital from the United States, only at the edges or buyers who are overweight in the US, slightly adjusting,” she added.
Pressing protection
Digital infrastructure, such as data centers, energy efficiency and protection, has repeatedly acted as key growth potential during morning sessions on Wednesday, including Ivan Seso, a partner and co -chair of European private capital in Bain Capital.
“We love to invest in growth pockets in Europe,” said the session at the conference, calling the defense of a sensitive but interesting sphere in which the combination of potential and visibility, taking into account the risk was “very unique”.
Having allocated the mood shift, Julian Salisbury, the co -chairman of the investment cooperation on the sixth street, told the panels, modeled Leslie Picker that “all this seemed all this growth in the United States, which, as a rule, the sign you have to start considering other options.”
Salisbury noted that since 2008 since 2008, as well as wishes among many European companies, compared to US counterparts, as well as wishes among many European -based European companies or be private from state markets.
“There is a real opportunity for private creditors (in Europe) to invest in lower estimates. There are still excellent enterprises,” he said. As an example, he cited the recent investment of the sixth street into the fried chicken franchise Wingstop, which, he said, is resistant to factors such as fluctuations in the interest rate.
Regional investments remain.
James Reynolds, a world -wide private loan co -chairman in Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said CNBC on Wednesday that there were more than 150 portfolio companies in Europe growing and acquiring acquisitions.
“We find barriers for entry and barriers for competition in Europe, we find slightly higher than perhaps where, you are still getting a salary for difficulty. You need to have offices everywhere. You need a real presence, a local presence. You do not make a deal the same in Northern Europe, Southern Europe.
“Start (investment investment) is a scarce item, and therefore much capital does not receive access to transactions.”
Raja Mercuar, co -chairman of the Belgian single family office Capnor and founder of Direct Investors Calista, said CNBC that the bed
“Everyone compares Europe and the US and Europe certainly returned to the benefit after ignoring. But if the US is in political porridge, it is Europe, which is a group of countries with different dynamics. So, this is not a clear discussion,” she said.
“In the US, you still have a large market size, and we still see the lower level resistance. Some fund executives may slow their distribution in the US, but investors remain more at risk, and it will be impossible to scale a technology company in Europe the way it may be in the US,” she added.
