Asia-Pacific

Manulife loses investment head for Hong Kong, SE Asia

Cary Chan is leaving the Canadian insurance group after 14 years on the general account investment team.

Bain Capital closes on special sits fund on $5.7bn

The latest fundraise beats its target and brings the second vintage of the strategy to $9bn.

Bain Capital: Direct lending emerges alongside special situations in Asia

For those willing to build scale and adapt to local idiosyncrasies, Asia-Pacific has a lot to offer, according to Barnaby Lyons, a partner and the global head of special situations at Bain Capital, and Andrew Schantz, a partner in Bain Capital’s private credit team in Asia.

Barings on direct landing in the APAC region

Shane Forster and Justin Hooley, Asia-Pacific portfolio managers at Barings, explain why this segment of the direct lending market offers a compelling growth story.

Muzinich taps ex-PGIM head to lead APAC wealth push

Sashi Nambiar, former head of Southeast Asia at PGIM Investments, joins next week as head of financial intermediaries and wealth for Asia in Singapore, PDI has learned.

Goldman Sachs: LPs are significantly underweight to private debt

Survey shows a mixed bag in investor attitudes toward the asset class, though many intend to increase allocations

Private credit still runner-up to PE, LPs say

LPs want more centralised data, are bullish on dealmaking in 2025, but unsatisfied with returns.

Muzinich and Orion3 target $1bn with infra debt strategy

The partnership will use bridge financing to help mid-market assets in Asia and elsewhere to grow and attract more mainstream financing.

DOWNLOAD: Fundraising sees Q3 revival

Fundraising bounced back in Q3 with average fund size continuing to increase, according to the latest PDI Fundraising Report.

GI 75: Who are private debt’s top 75 LPs?

Our annual Global Investor 75 ranking shows which investors are committing the most to the private debt asset class.