MUFG Investor Services has snagged a well-known fund financier to head up its APAC fund finance outfit.
3 min read · 05 January 2023
Private credit has become the preferred source of deal financing for Asia-Pacific’s private equity community this year, according to a recent Dechert report.
2 min read · 13 December 2022
The firm’s real estate equity business last week received a A$600m commitment to back Australian development opportunities.
2 min read · 30 November 2022
Asia, starting from a low base, is a promising theatre for industry growth.
2 min read · 28 November 2022
The consistent movement of market share from banks to credit funds has now spread in a big way to APAC.
3 min read · 28 November 2022
The $5.9bn institution has an 8.8% exposure to alternatives, most of which is held in infrastructure debt, CIO Byung-kyu Cheon tells affiliate title PEI.
2 min read · 10 November 2022
The pension giant is reviving plans that were scrapped last year, head of the strategic alternative investments Jeryang Lee told delegates at the PDI: Seoul Forum on Tuesday.
2 min read · 08 November 2022
Borrower appetite is increasing just as the banks retreat, creating opportunities to lend through the cycle, says Shane Forster, head of Barings’ Asia-Pacific Private Finance Group.
5 min read · 01 November 2022
There are still deals to be done for private credit funds within the Asia-Pacific region, say Ryan Chung, head of structured finance and principal investment, and Isaac Wong, executive director of structured finance and principal investment, at Huatai International.
8 min read · 01 November 2022
The shift from public to private markets has helped the asset class globally, and in Asia-Pacific sparse penetration by funds thus far presents plenty of room for growth. Matthieu Boulanger of KKR discusses some of today’s key trends.
8 min read · 01 November 2022
