France Épargne Corporate
Barings
Barings’ Global Direct Lending platform lends to companies with EBITDA between €5m and €75m and an enterprise value between €25m and €500m. The team holds up to €250m per deal, underwrites up to €500m and offers senior secured debt, unitranche, second lien debt and mezzanine.
Criteria
Criteria published by the lender
- Instruments
- Senior debt, Unitranche, Mezzanine
- Borrower ownership
- Sponsored or sponsorless deals
- Size bands
- Small cap (under €40m), Mid market (€40m to €200m), Large cap (€200m and above)
- Accepted collateral
- Not published
- Sharia-compliant structures
- Not published
- Sectors
- Not published
- Exclusions
- Not published
- Lender website
- barings.com
Profile checked on 17 October 2026 against the sources listed at the bottom of the page.
Deals
Published deals
| Announced | Borrower | Purpose | Amount | Instruments | Lenders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | EndrixA French accounting and advisory firm, formerly Groupe SFC, founded in Lyon in 1978, with 35 offices in France. | LBO | Not published | Senior debt | Barings |
| January 2025 | Finaxy GroupA property and casualty insurance broker founded in 2009, specialising in the French market for mid-sized companies and specialty risks. | LBO | Not published | Not published | Barings |
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