Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

MSDL

Company Profile

  • Business description

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a fund whose investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns via current income and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans issued by U.S. middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors. It invests predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans including unitranche loans and second lien senior secured term loans, with the balance of the investments expected to be in higher-yielding assets such as mezzanine debt, unsecured debt, equity investments and other opportunistic asset purchases.

  • Contact

    1585 Broadway
    23rd Floor
    New YorkNY10036
    USA

    T: +1 212 761-4000

    https://www.msdl.com

  • Sector

    Financial Services

    Stock type

    Cyclical

  • Industry

    Asset Management

    Fiscal Year End

    31 December 2025

    Employees

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