PDI Staff Writer
Twin Brook’s Kim Trick and Sarah Roche say historical experience and human capital impact direct lenders’ abilities to support borrowers and manage through cycles.
Ardian’s Mark Brenke considers what’s crucial to future-proofing a private debt portfolio in a post-covid world.
Permanent funds, infrastructure debt, insurance tie-ups, private credit marketplaces and sustainability-linked loans.
Lending against recurring revenues, DEI, carbon pricing, mix-and-match structures and impact investing.
As the region slowly emerges from a difficult pandemic, Dan Simmons, partner at OCP Asia, sees demand from both borrowers and investors pushing private debt to new heights.
Bank retrenchment and capital outflows have created opportunity for firms with a commitment to the region, maintains Brian Dillard of KKR.
Virtual due diligence, separately managed accounts, the appetite of sovereign wealth funds for private debt, the potential of secondaries funds and blockchain.
As the demand for private debt grows, managers must increasingly embrace technology tools, according to Eddie Kelly and Agnes Mazurek of Apex Group.
Ground-breaking GPs are contributing to a rapidly developing debt market in Asia. Private Debt Investor asked Huatai International’s Ryan Chung and Isaac Wong if Asia deserves a bigger slice of the pie.
IP-backed loans, data-driven insights, venture debt, aggregated pools of capital and regional expansionism.