Park Square Capital’s Osvaldo Pereira on European private credit
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Osvaldo Pereira, Partner, Global Head of Direct Lending, Park Square Capital
July 2026
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In this exclusive interview, Osvaldo discusses the evolution of European private credit and shares the lessons learned investing across multiple cycles. He shares his perspectives on what investors should be considering when choosing a European credit manager, what dictates culture at their organisation and what has enabled them to consistently maintain best in class loss rates.
Watch the full interview where we ask Osvaldo:
Park Square Capital has been investing in private credit for more than 21 years, what are the key lessons learned that you can share with us?
How have European private credit markets evolved over the time you have been involved?
What are the key factors you would advise investors to consider when choosing a European manager?
What dictates culture at a manager?
Your loss rates are best in class, what do you attribute that to?
Osvaldo Pereira, Partner, Global Head of Direct Lending, Park Square Capital
Osvaldo is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2009, Osvaldo was a Vice President at Providence Equity Partners in London, and at Oaktree Capital Management in Los Angeles. Before joining Oaktree, Osvaldo spent six years at Goldman Sachs.
Osvaldo received his AB from Harvard College and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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