Private debt is undergoing something of a repositioning in Asia. Long regarded in the region as a distressed strategy, debt is regarded as a more versatile tool that can provide the capital to support growth in Asia’s emerging economies. In our PDI Asia-Pacific Report 2020, we find out how covid-19 could end up accelerating the existing trend where owner-managed businesses look beyond banks or private equity funds for alternative forms of financing.


Asia-Pacific Report
Key trends: All indications are that private debt is set for...
After initial coronavirus-related fallout, the asset class looks to have rosier days ahead.
Sanne: Asia ripe for private debt growth
The number of credit funds active in Asia-Pacific has taken off in the last five years, and the region’s pandemic experience looks like it will only accelerate that trend, according to David Fowler, country head of Singapore at Sanne.
Could private debt bridge Asia’s funding gap?
The lightning-quick response to covid-19 by many of the region’s governments could bode well for Asia-Pacific’s burgeoning credit market.
Pierfront: Reaping the benefits in Asia
As a private debt market, Asia-Pacific has a lot to offer with opportunities to capitalise on a funding gap in real assets, says Stéphane Delatte, CEO of Pierfront Capital.
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