Private Credit Lenders Active in Middle East & Africa
85 active private credit lenders in the TerraNova Capital Partners database list Middle East & Africa among the regions they lend in as of Oct 23, 2026. The most common structures are Senior Debt (65), Project Finance (60), and Mezzanine (29).
Top lenders
- Balbec Capital LPOther · Europe · Global$15M–$80M
- Developing World MarketsDirect Lender · Global · North America$500K–$30M
- Atalaya CapitalDirect Lender · Europe · North America$10M–$100Munconfirmed
- CaurisDirect Lender · North America · Middle East & Africa$5M–$50Munconfirmed
- Ares - Specialty FinanceDirect Lender · Asia-Pacific · Europe$1M–$100Munconfirmed
- Ares Commercial Finance (formerly Keltic Financial Services)Other · North America · Europe$12.5M–$150Munconfirmed
- WorldBusiness Capital, Inc.Bank · Asia-Pacific · Europe$1M–$50Munconfirmed
- MercuriaOther · Global · North America$25M–$30Munconfirmed
- Alidade CapitalSpecialist · North America · Europe$5M–$25Munconfirmed
- AON IP FinanceDirect Lender · Europe · North America$25M–$200Munconfirmed
- Owl Rock Technology Finance (Blue Owl)Direct Lender · Global · North America$20M–$500M
- Blue Owl CapitalGeneralist · Europe · North America$25M–$500Munconfirmed
- Ares ManagementGeneralist · Asia-Pacific · Europe$25M–$1Bunconfirmed
- Black Sea Trade and Development BankBank · Europe · Middle East & Africa$3M+stretch
- Ares Strategic Income FundOther · North America · Europe$10M+unconfirmedstretch
- M Capital Group (MCG)Other · Asia-Pacific · Europe$10M+unconfirmedstretch
- PIMCODirect Lender · North America · Asia-PacificUp to $500Munconfirmedstretch
- Aon Advantage FundsOther · North America · Europe$25M+unconfirmedstretch
- PIMCO CRE DebtGeneralist · Asia-Pacific · Europe$25M+unconfirmedstretch
- Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income FundGeneralist · Global · North America$10M+unconfirmedstretch
- Triodos Investment ManagementOther · Europe · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- Saudi National BankBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- BlueOrchardDirect Lender · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- Banque Saudi FransiBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- responsAbility InvestmentsOther · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- Riyad BankBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- Arab National BankBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- MashreqBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- National Bank of KuwaitBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)Bank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- Gulf Investment CorporationBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- NorfundOther · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- ProparcoOther · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- West African Development BankBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- BIOOther · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private SectorBank · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- ECOWAS Bank for Investment and DevelopmentBank · Middle East & AfricaCheck size not publishedstretch
- Saudi Fund for DevelopmentOther · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- Islamic Development BankBank · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
- British International InvestmentBank · Middle East & Africa · Asia-PacificCheck size not publishedstretch
Showing 40 of 85, ranked by the matching engine for a representative $25M facility.
All 85 lenders
- Access Bank
- Affinius Capital
- African Finance Corporation
- Alidade Capital
- AMP Infrastructure
- Aon Advantage Funds
- AON IP Finance
- APICORP
- Arab National Bank
- Ares - Digital Infra
- Ares - Specialty Finance
- Ares Commercial Finance (formerly Keltic Financial Services)
- Ares Infra
- Ares Management
- Ares PowerGen
- Ares Strategic Income Fund
- Ashmore Group
- Atalaya Capital
- Balbec Capital LP
- Banque Saudi Fransi
- Barclays (LON: BARC)
- BIO
- Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
- BlackRock - Digital Infra
- BlackRock (NYS: BLK)
- BlackRock Real Assets
- Blackstone
- Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS)
- Blackstone Tactical Opportunities
- Blue Owl Capital
- BlueOrchard
- British International Investment
- Cauris
- Denham Capital
- Developing World Markets
- Development Bank of Southern Africa
- Dynamic Investments, LP
- East African Development Bank
- Eastern and Southern African Trade Bank
- Ecobank
- ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
- EIG Global Energy Partners
- FinDev Canada
- First Bancorp (North Carolina) (NAS: FBNC)
- Goldentree Asset Management
- Gulf Investment Corporation
- HSBC Middle East
- InfraCredit
- Investec
- Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
- Islamic Development Bank
- JICA
- M Capital Group (MCG)
- Mashreq
- Mercuria
- Mergence Investment Managers
- Mirova (Natixis)
- Munich Re Infrastructure
- National Bank of Bahrain
- National Bank of Kuwait
- Ninety One
- Norfund
- Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund
- Nuveen Infrastructure
- Old Mutual Alternative Investments
- Owl Rock (Blue Owl) - Technology Lending
- Owl Rock Technology Finance (Blue Owl)
- PIMCO
- PIMCO CRE Debt
- Private Infrastructure Development Group
- Proparco
- responsAbility Investments
- Riverside Acceleration Capital
- Riyad Bank
- Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)
- Saudi Fund for Development
- Saudi National Bank
- Standard Bank
- Standard Bank Group (JSE: SBK)
- Swedfund
- Swiss Re Infrastructure
- Trade and Development Bank
- Triodos Investment Management
- West African Development Bank
- WorldBusiness Capital, Inc.
FAQ
Private Credit Lenders Active in Middle East & Africa — common questions
How many private credit lenders active in Middle East & Africa are there?
85 active funds in the TerraNova Capital Partners database list Middle East & Africa among the regions they lend in as of Oct 23, 2026. The list above shows the top-ranked funds; the full list of every one is linked below it.
Which debt structures are most common among private credit lenders active in Middle East & Africa?
The most common structures among them are Senior Debt (65), Project Finance (60), and Mezzanine (29).
How do I reach private credit lenders active in Middle East & Africa?
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