Jack Gilbert

Jack Gilbert

Credit Senior Director, Europe & UK Direct Lending

Contact

London

United Kingdom

+44 20 3837 3404

“We continue to grow our Direct Lending business as more companies and sponsors look for partners who know their business and can support them for the long haul.”

Jack Gilbert is a Senior Director in the Direct Lending group, located in London. He is part of a team responsible for originating and underwriting middle-market Direct Lending investments, managing the portfolio, and supporting the firm's fundraising efforts. Prior to this, he was part of a team responsible for marketing, originating, and managing private placement investments in the UK and European middle-market corporates as well as managing a portfolio of junior capital investments in the UK and Europe. He joined PGIM in 2011. Jack received an MEng from Oxford University.

Recent work

  • Providing a term loan to a UK company acquiring a listed US competitor at the height of Covid-19​
  • Financing a recapitalization of a consultancy business seeking to cash out legacy shareholders ​