Asia-Pacific

Data: Fundraising shows potential in Asia-Pacific

The region’s huge promise for investment has faltered in recent years, but 2026 brings hope as secondaries speeds ahead and overall fundraising is on the up.

Q&A with Cambridge Associates’ Audrey The

Cambridge Associates’ Asia team is focusing more on asset-based finance, lower mid-market direct lending and speciality lending, with an eye on regional diversification.

What are the top five issues for Asia-Pacific private debt?

We examine the top takeaways from Private Debt Investor’s Japan Korea Week at a watershed moment for the global private credit industry.

India’s alternative capital potential is huge

The banks dominate in the region but, in India, regulations are tipping things in favour of alternative capital sources.

Bain Capital on a large and growing direct lending opportunity

Asia-Pacific direct lending still demands borrower education but exciting new markets are opening up, says Andrew Schantz, a partner in credit and special situations, Hong Kong, at Bain Capital.

North America and Western Europe look to the East

Though North America and Western Europe aren’t at risk of losing investors, demand for diversification and spread premiums are moving dollars towards Asia-Pacific.

BNP Paribas: Fund administrators build the rails for a flourishing asset class

Asia-Pacific is a structurally promising market where the role of fund administrator is central to scaling private credit, says Christophe Picardel, head of private capital, Asia-Pacific, Securities Services at BNP Paribas.

Värde Partners on the case for Asia private credit now

Asia-Pacific is complex and demands a sophisticated approach to individual markets. But the opportunity has never been better for managers with deep understanding and relationships, says Haseeb Malik, head of Asia Credit at Värde Partners.

Private debt fundamentals remain strong amid disruption: Aware Super, ART

Speaking at a PEI Investor Council event in Sydney, the superfunds said their debt portfolios were performing well and that recent high-profile fund redemptions did not change market fundamentals.

Barings raises $19bn for global direct lending platform

The global direct lending platform is comprised of around 10 vehicles across a variety of structures.