Alex Lynn
Ben Chan, head of Asia-Pacific, and Raju Ruparelia, who led direct investments for APAC, are both departing the Canadian pension giant, affiliate title PEI has learned.
The $347bn investment giant has agreed to acquire structured finance business Gryphon Capital Investments, manager of the Australia-listed Gryphon Capital Income Trust.
Private credit has become the preferred source of deal financing for Asia-Pacific’s private equity community this year, according to a recent Dechert report.
The $5.9bn institution has an 8.8% exposure to alternatives, most of which is held in infrastructure debt, CIO Byung-kyu Cheon tells affiliate title PEI.
The pension giant is reviving plans that were scrapped last year, head of the strategic alternative investments Jeryang Lee told delegates at the PDI: Seoul Forum on Tuesday.
The direct lender appointed Innchul Oh, a former senior manager for PE at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, as head of investor partnerships for Korea in September.
PEI caught up with global wealth management head Raj Dhanda and newly appointed head of Asia wealth management solutions Henry Lee to discuss its expansion into the region.
The fundraising platform plans to launch a European Long-Term Investment Fund alongside an as-yet-undetermined partner as early as Q4 2022, says Moonfare founder Steffen Pauls.
Investors might want to consider emerging markets as events in Ukraine, rising inflation and interest rate hikes threaten to make developed markets less appealing bets for private credit, according to a conference session attended by Alex Lynn.
Two veteran CIOs told delegates at PDI’s APAC Forum 2022 that Asia-Pacific could have ‘tremendous opportunities’ for investors as Europe and the US face macroeconomic headwinds.