Asia-Pacific

Blackstone and Silver Lake feature strongly in the portfolio underpinning the state backed firm's Astrea IV collateralised loan obligation.

The sovereign fund plans to increase its allocation to alternative investments by 2020.

The Hong Kong-based investment firm has garnered capital for its third Asian loan fund from 12 institutions.

The Beijing-based investment firm’s fifth China-focused mezzanine debt fund, when officially closed, will be more than double the size of its predecessor.

The Hong Kong-based credit manager has raised $400m so far for its second China-focused credit fund.

Distressed debt managers are shunning single-borrower credit investments as they face challenges in the due diligence process.

Given the changing environment in the US, Korean insurer Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance is looking at new markets and different types of investment, says head of infrastructure Jake Lee.

As the airline travel industry continues to grow, there is potentially more opportunity in aircraft leasing. However, there are risk factors to be considered.

Now that infrastructure debt has become a popular asset class among Japanese institutions, fee and fund structures are drawing their attention.

India has a growing population of young entrepreneurs for whom banks are no longer the only providers of finance. Vik Mehrotra of Venus Capital discusses the rise of alternative lenders.