1、Leading and closing complex deals every day2024 EditionGuide to Private Credit in Asia PacificGuide to Private Credit in Asia Pacific|2 IntroductionWelcome to the third edition of our Guide to Private Credit in Asia Pacific.This guide summarizes key issues that a private credit provider should consi

2、der across 14 Asia Pacific jurisdictions.Private credit is playing an increasingly important role on a wide range of financings including distressed and special situations credit,mezzanine facilities,infrastructure debt as well as senior financings to support leveraged acquisitions.While banks conti

3、nue to receive the lions share of the overall financing market in the Asia Pacific region,we have observed that the landscape has been changing.Higher funding costs and increased regulatory scrutiny on banks have created a“financing gap”that is being filled by private credit providers who can offer

4、flexibility and speed of execution.In recent years,we have seen a large number of sizeable fundraisings by private equity funds,asset managers and credit funds focused on private credit investments in the Asia Pacific region and we expect this trend to continue.Private credit as an asset class has a

5、lso been attractive to institutional investors in search of returns,risk diversification and more opportunities.We expect the private credit market will keep expanding across Asia Pacific in years to come.With the exponential growth in bank-led green/sustainability-linked loans in Asia Pacific,ESG a

6、nd sustainability is growing in importance in the private credit market and we anticipate this trajectory will persist.Until a few years ago,ESG and sustainability in private credit were largely limited to excluding investment in certain sectors(e.g.,no investment in fossil fuels).However,we are now