Direct lending market size in the Netherlands 2018-2023
The value of granted loans to companies through direct lending in the Netherlands increased by nearly 40 percent between 2022 and 2023, reaching 922 million euros. Direct lending is a form of alternative corporate finance, where investors (not banks) directly loan money to companies. This practically means that several investors work together by investing money in a particular fund, which will then act as a moneylender to entrepreneurs.