Swapping risks for rewards: thematic shifts and the private credit premium

Asia’s private credit market is moving decisively from a niche alternative to a mainstream source of financing that supports the region’s growth.

At SuperReturn Asia, Privity Credit’s Managing Partner Atiya Habib joined fellow panellists George Maltezos (BlackRock), Hiran Wanigasekera (IFM Investors) and Eshwar Karra (Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd.) to discuss:

• Drivers of the shift from listed market volatility to privately negotiated credit.
• Portfolio construction that balances income, downside protection and dispersion across borrower, sector and structure.
• The growing importance of cross-market collaboration as private credit continues to mature in Asia.