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Andy Thomson

Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
Up until now a nascent part of the investment universe, the tide appears to be turning for the private credit secondaries market.
Last week saw the Fairmont Singapore play host to our 2023 APAC Forum, with a record number of delegates keen to discuss the growth of private debt in the region.
With the sponsored buyout market facing challenges, non-sponsored dealflow is picking up. But are fund managers able to transition to what some see as a completely different business model?
As the two fund managers join forces to form Nuveen Private Capital, PDI speaks to CEOs Anthony Fobel and Ken Kencel
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A lack of financing in the past has made small businesses in southeast Asia resilient, a characteristic welcomed by the private debt managers now stepping into the funding gap.
In the keynote speech on day one, Cheng Khai Lim of the Monetary Authority of Singapore outlined some of the opportunities and challenges for the asset class in the region.
The future of Asia-Pacific private debt will be under discussion next week as we mingle with industry leaders at our APAC Forum. There appears to be room for optimism.
The European fund manager’s deal is expected to close in the second half of this year and will almost double the size of its asset servicing activities.
Macroeconomic developments seem to have taken a more positive slant, but the need to refinance will expose weaker credits in the end.
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