As private credit gains traction globally, LPs are intensifying scrutiny on GPs, demanding tighter structures, more transparent risk management, and robust exit planning.
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Tailored private credit solutions are stepping up to fund Asia’s evolving energy transition needs, particularly in complex and underserved areas.
Structural resilience and thematic alignment are redefining private credit in Asia, as allocators weigh liquidity constraints and macro risks amid a shifting capital landscape.
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Flexible structuring and faster execution positions private credit as a key enabler for early-stage and transitional green projects as traditional banks pull back.
AsianInvestor surveyed asset managers to determine if private credit markets in Asia are genuinely protected from worldwide economic pressures, or if its growing integration with global financial systems exposes it to similar vulnerabilities.
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As private credit becomes more common in portfolios amid greater exposure to alternatives, investors want new, satellite allocations with extra alpha and diversification in mind. Growth lending can deliver these goals, according to Xiaying Zhang, Wellington Management’s director of private investments, APAC.
Private credit markets in the US and Europe show signs of overheating, while Asia offers a less saturated, more insulated alternative—but navigating it demands an in-depth understanding according to industry experts.
Private credit markets are pricing risk at historically low levels despite increasing uncertainty. Leading asset managers point to several overlooked warning signals that could spell trouble for unprepared investors.
Japanese insurers are turning to private credit investments to mitigate interest rate risks associated with the upcoming economic capital regime.
Japanese and Chinese insurers lead regional shift towards private credit investments, while regulatory changes and bank retrenchment create new opportunities despite allocation challenges.
While asset owners have turned to illiquid assets like private credit in pursuit of higher yields, uncertainties around US interest rate trajectory raise questions about expected returns.
Asian insurers are going to increase allocations in private credit this year. They are also looking to diversify into different markets to reduce concentration risk.