private credit

Despite criticism, Roushana Sjahsam, Asean senior board adviser at investment firm Zagga, argues private credit is an emerging asset class for defensive, yield-seeking investors, who want diversification, stable income, and portfolio resilience.

If approved, the fund will become the first private credit infrastructure fund to be listed on HKEX. The fund invests in assets across renewables, power, utilities, data centres, telecommunications, transport, healthcare and accommodation.

The financing will help Manipal Education and Medical Group with its corporate expansion; India is a "priority" market for KKR's credit strategy.

The strategy, known as the Libra Hybrid Capital Fund, is backed by Asian sovereign wealth funds, and is aiming to help firms develop their technology and automation capabilities.

Pam Hsieh will focus on the private credit firm’s relationships with financial intermediaries and wealth managers across Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

This portfolio will be managed by a team of 15 credit investment professionals across offices in New York, London and Singapore, and will be led by Nicolas Debetencourt.

FinanceAsia caught up with HSBC’s Christina Ma to discuss how increasing investment connectivity between Asia and the Middle East is reshaping traditional capital markets and paving the way for the expanded use of private capital.

The group's first Korean real estate credit fund will target logistics, data centres, infrastructure and the energy transition.

The strategy has raised $120m of seed capital and will focus on the climate transition, initially targeting Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, the UK and Canada.