Citi and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, Announce €15 Billion Private Capital Program to Expand Direct Lending in EMEA

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and HPS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, today announced a €15 billion Private Capital Program (the “Program”), a strategic collaboration to expand comprehensive capital solutions and access to private financing for corporate and sponsor-owned borrowers in the region. The Program intends to finance €15 billion of debt opportunities in EMEA over an initial five-year term. Under the terms of the initiative, Citi will leverage its extensiv.