Warburg Pincus incubates Asia industry veteran’s real estate credit business

Ex-Forum Partners Asia head Gregory Wells is the Asian real estate beneficiary of the private equity firm’s ‘entrepreneur-in residence’ venture capital program.

Warburg Pincus is expanding its real estate investment capabilities in Asia-Pacific by appointing Gregory Wells as an ‘entrepreneur-in-residence’ to build the New York-based private equity firm’s real estate credit exposure in the region.

As part of its long-running so-called ‘EIR’ program, Warburg Pincus provides support and financial resources to executives or entrepreneurs globally, who are looking to build a platform focused on specific market opportunities, with the ultimate objective of becoming an investor in the platform itself.

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