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Q&A: 17Capital’s Pierre-Antoine de Selancy

17Capital is a credit provider to the private equity industry, lending against fee streams at the GP level and the fund level. Pierre-Antoine de Selancy, the firm’s managing partner, assesses the market

  • Europe
  • 21 March 2023
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Asia PE compensation set for downward adjustment in 2023

Compensation for private equity professionals at most levels of seniority in Asia Pacific continued its upward trend in 2022 despite a weaker economic outlook and a slowdown in deal flow, but executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles expects some kind...

  • GPs
  • 21 March 2023
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Kotak fund invests $129m in India's Biocon

Kotak Mahindra Advisors (KIA), the alternative assets arm of Kotak Mahindra Group, has committed INR 10.7bn (USD 129.4m) to Indian pharmaceuticals manufacturer Biocon to support the latter’s acquisition of a biosimilar business from global healthcare...

  • South Asia
  • 24 February 2023
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2023 preview: Private debt

Asia-based private debt managers hope to take advantage of renewed LP appetite for the asset class, while enjoying higher returns driven by rising interest rates and widening spreads

  • Credit
  • 14 December 2022
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KKR, Mubadala form $1b Asia credit partnership

KKR and Mubadala Investment – a sovereign investor controlled by the government of Abu Dhabi – have established a partnership through which they will co-invest in performing credit opportunities across Asia Pacific.

  • MENA
  • 25 October 2022
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Alteria hits $125m first close on India venture debt fund

India-based venture debt investor Alteria Capital has announced a first close of INR 10bn (USD 125m) on its third fund, noting there is plenty of room for growth in a local VC ecosystem where debt accounts for less than 5% of all investments, compared...

  • South Asia
  • 18 October 2022
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BlackRock leads $300m investment in Indonesia's Traveloka

BlackRock has led a USD 300m investment in Indonesia’s Traveloka via a credit fund as expectations mount for an IPO by the travel platform.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 September 2022
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Navis enters Asia credit space

Navis Capital Partners has launched a credit unit that will provide financing to companies in Asia that require growth capital but are reluctant to bring in equity investors.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 July 2022
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Affirma targets Korea private debt, secondaries

Affirma Capital is expanding its Korean coverage with the launch of dedicated private debt and secondaries businesses following a relaxation in local regulations.

  • North Asia
  • 02 June 2022
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Blackstone boosts Asia credit coverage

The Blackstone Group has recruited Mark Glengarry, formerly of Anchorage Capital Group, as head of Asia Pacific origination for its credit business.

  • People
  • 31 May 2022
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Asia credit: Shift in the cycle

Private debt investors in Asia are mindful of mounting global risks, but they also see opportunities emerging within the region across the capital structure

  • Greater China
  • 26 April 2022
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Hong Kong e-commerce financier secures $250m in debt funding

Hong Kong-based FundPark, a VC-backed liquidity provider for e-commerce merchants, has received an asset-backed securitisation (ABS) facility of up to USD 250m from Goldman Sachs.

  • Financials
  • 25 April 2022
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CBC strikes China's first royalty-based biomedicine deal

R-Bridge Fund, a credit vehicle established by healthcare-focused private equity firm CBC Group, has completed what it claims is the first royalty-backed investment in China’s biomedicine space.

  • Greater China
  • 25 March 2022
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Vision Fund leads $144m round for Singapore lending platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a USD 144m equity round for Singapore small business lending platform Funding Societies.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 February 2022
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Key takeaways: Apollo Global Management’s Marc Rowan

High valuations, pursuing complexity, and eradicating write-offs were on the agenda when Marc Rowan, co-founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, spoke at the AVCJ Forum. Here are some highlights

  • North America
  • 23 November 2021
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Apollo prioritizes yield, hybrid strategies in Asia - AVCJ Forum

Apollo Global Management’s yield and hybrid businesses – rather than private equity – are likely to account for the bulk of its activity in Asia, with Marc Rowan, the firm’s co-founder and CEO, saying he has no desire to “add to the growing...

  • North America
  • 17 November 2021
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Carlyle leads restructuring of Trans Maldivian Airways

The Carlyle Group’s credit platform has led a restructuring of Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA), a Bain Capital-owned seaplane operator whose fortunes are tied to those of the Maldives tourism industry.

  • South Asia
  • 02 July 2021
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Korea's IMM makes debut credit investment

IMM Private Equity has made the first investment under its newly launched credit strategy, picking up a 40% stake in SK Lubricants, which is controlled by Korean conglomerate SK Group, for KRW1.09 trillion ($984 million).

  • North Asia
  • 03 May 2021
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China direct lending: Creative credit

A combination of improved collateral, rising yields and robust demand is drawing investors to China’s direct lending space. Opportunities abound, but local execution remains critical

  • Greater China
  • 24 March 2021
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Ares & SSG: Scale proposition

The merger of Ares Management and SSG Capital is among the largest ever seen in Asian alternatives. They are now pushing into new markets and segments, leveraging the combination of size and local resources

  • GPs
  • 24 March 2021
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Q&A: OMERS’ Ani Deshmukh

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) recently backed a spinout of Olympus Capital Asia’s credit team as Orion Capital Asia. Ani Deshmukh, a director with the Canadian pension fund, explains its regional strategy

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 24 March 2021
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Private equity & credit: Seeking synergies

GPs are placing greater emphasis on Asia private debt strategies to capture deals that don’t work as private equity. Much can be achieved by pooling ideas and resources, but collaboration isn’t as straightforward as it seems

  • GPs
  • 24 March 2021
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China EV maker WM Motor gets $1.7b in debt financing

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer WM Motor has secured RMB11.5 billion ($1.78 billion) in debt from domestic banks. It follows a RMB10 billion equity funding round featuring several government investors.

  • Greater China
  • 11 February 2021
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Deal focus: Olympus credit team spins out, gets OMERS backing

Olympus Capital Credit has rebranded as Orion Capital Asia, with OMERS replacing Olympus as the firm’s equity partner. The strategy is unchanged, with COVID-19 helping to drive deal flow

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 28 January 2021
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