CLSA raises $226m for debut Asia private debt fund
CLSA Capital Partners has closed its first private debt fund at $226 million, targeting small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) deemed market leaders in Asia Pacific.
The fund, managed by CLSA’s private credit division Lending Ark Asia, focuses on three-to-five-year maturity secured private debt financing, senior and mezzanine tranches of asset-backed securities,...
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