Private Credit

Investing into a range of asset-backed credit opportunities.

Downing Private Credit

Downing provides senior and whole loan secured lending across sectors, from residential and mixed-use development to commercial property and specialist healthcare real estate, as well as structured credit solutions with other lenders. Through disciplined underwriting, robust structuring and a focus on downside protection, we seek to deliver consistently strong risk-adjusted returns.

​​Guided by our belief in investments that matter, we provide the capital that helps deliver homes, support healthcare infrastructure, enable business growth and create resilient communities across the UK and Europe.

Our strategies focus on secured senior and whole loans, typically with durations of 12-60 months, offering diversification across sectors, geographies, counterparties and loan types. Combined with direct origination, specialist sector expertise and the ability to tailor complex financings, this provides access to opportunities designed to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through market cycles.​

Our portfolio at a glance

Solutions provided

180+ different regional and local developers supported via our funding solutions.*

Properties funded

c.2,450 properties funded since 2017.*

Committed investment

>£1bn committed to direct and wholesale lending solutions.*

Projects facilitated

600+ underlying loans facilitated since 2017.*
180+
different regional and local developers, SMEs and project sponsors supported via our funding solutions.*
c.2,500
properties funded.*
>£1.5bn
loans committed.*
700+
underlying loans facilitated.*
*as at March 2026.

Meet the team

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Downing’s team brings extensive expertise, with years of collective experience.

Kostas Manolis

Deputy CEO and Head of Private Market Investments

James Weaver

Deputy CEO and COO

Parik Chandra

Partner and Head of Private Credit

George Cotterell​

Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate Lending​

Mark Gross

Partner and Head of Healthcare

Torsten Mack

Investment Director

Gemma Squirrell

Head of Portfolio and Transaction Management

Joe Flaherty

Investment Director

Paul Harper

Development Director

Will Powell

Investment Director

Richard Lamb

Investment Director

Nigel Alexander

Investment Director

Mark Sukhram

Director

John Pollington

Investment Director

Jonathan Simon

Investment Director

Edmund Motley

Investment Director

John Pilbeam

Construction Director
“We provide asset-backed credit opportunities that deliver strong risk-adjusted returns while supporting investments that matter. Our capital helps fund new homes, expand healthcare infrastructure, support business growth and strengthen resilient communities across the UK and Western Europe for a range of investors.”
Parik Chandra
Partner and Head of Private Credit

Downing LLP does not provide advice or make personal recommendations and investors are strongly urged to seek independent advice before investing. Investments offered on this website carry a higher risk than many other types of investment and prospective investors should be aware that capital is at risk and the value of their investment may go down as well as up. Any investment should only be made on the basis of the relevant product literature and your attention is drawn to the risk, fees and taxation factors contained therein. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances of each investor and may be subject to change in the future. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Downing LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm Reference Number 545025). Registered in England No. OC341575. Registered Office: Downing, 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF.

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