Our Story

Founded in 2002, Alcentra is an international expert in credit management, private credit and structured credit strategies and one of the largest and longest-standing European credit and private debt managers. Across all its investment strategies the firm employs a disciplined, value-orientated approach to evaluating individual investments and constructing portfolios.

In 2022, Alcentra was acquired by Franklin Templeton and integrated with Benefit Street Partners (“BSP”). Together, the BSP-Alcentra platform is one of the largest alternative credit managers globally, with a multi-strategy approach targeting attractive opportunities in the global credit markets. The combined platform manages $76 billion in assets under management (AUM) and has expertise in Senior Secured Loans, Private Credit, Structured Credit, Special Situations, High Yield Bonds, Multi-Strategy Credit, and Commercial Real Estate.

We have a highly experienced global team global team of 443, with 168 investment professionals, who work across asset classes, business sectors and geographies, bringing significant expertise and a deep understanding of corporate debt to the firm’s strategies.

BSP-Alcentra is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton) which is one of the world’s largest independent investment managers with $1.6 trillion in total assets under management.*

* Franklin Templeton AUM as of April 30, 2024.