The private debt and direct lending market in Italy grew again in 2020, surpassing €13.1 billion in transactions, up sharply from just under €12.2 billion in 2019 (see here BeBeez Report on Private Debt and direct lending 2019) and from €10.8 billion in 2018 (see here BeBeez Report on Private Debt and direct lending 2018). The data emerge from BeBeez Private Data. Growth was mainly driven by direct lending transactions