Private Debt
Investor
Investor
APAC Forum 2025
You-Ha Hyun
Principal, Perpetual Investors
100+ LPs
Connect with LPs from across the globe over two days
60+ Speakers
Gain global insights from industry leaders
300+ Industry leaders
Expand your network. Deepen relationships. Secure capital.
APAC's leading private debt conference
The 5th Annual Private Debt Investor APAC Forum is the premier event for the Asia-Pacific private credit industry.
Join over 300 attendees, including more than 100 investors, to discover emerging debt investment opportunities.
Gain valuable insights and cultivate long-term relationships for strategic partnerships.
Register today to connect with leading debt professionals this March!
Keynote Spotlight
Curious about what lies ahead? Hear from Sally Chen, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Resident Representative for Hong Kong SAR in an unmissable keynote.
Join Sally to explore the latest macro-analysis of regional markets and their impact on the private credit landscape.
A snapshot of our 2025 speakers:
Two days worth of networking and connections
2025 Key themes
Download the post-event report today to discover:
- Investor attendee list
- Our featured speakers
- Key trends shaping the investor allocation
- Key highlights from the conference and much more.
What our attendees say
Dom Beckers, Portfolio Manager
Victorian Funds Management Corporation
A great opportunity to discuss amongst peers in the private debt space
Tristan Miao
Private credit investment, D.E. Shaw
Key trends in APAC private debt and networking with other funds.
Mouhammad Shahjahan
Head of Debt Services, Asia Pacific, MUFG Investor Services
A diverse set of views revolving private debt in Asia were covered by great panelists, which is hard to find at a single forum.
Join our flagship private debt event in Asia-Pacific
Institutional investors
Unlock fresh avenues for growth and enhance your private debt returns with new opportunities.
Fund managers
Cultivate new investor relationships while nurturing existing ones, and gain insight into investor appetite for 2025.
Solution providers
Uncover new business opportunities in a dynamic networking environment.
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Pre-Event Resources
Download key conversation topics
Download the agenda to learn how you can capitalise on the opportunities arising from the private debt space.
Key programme highlights include:
- How do family offices and institutional investors see private debt opportunities and their risk-return profiles?
- Understand the unique values generated from the APAC private debt in global markets
- Strategy deep dive into Direct lending, distressed, specialty finance and venture debt
- Position your firm for growth opportunities in real asset debts and asset-backed securities
- Manager research: Keys to be successful emerging managers in Asia
- Create valuable exit through ESG, corporate governance and due diligence
Tell us your preferred topics or ask your burning questions to our producer, David Stent (david.stent@pei.group)
2025 Agenda:
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Agenda
PDI APAC Forum 2025 - Tuesday 25th
All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
18:00 - 20:00
APEX Women’s Networking Cocktail Reception (by invitation only)
Valerie Mantot-Groene

Agenda
PDI APAC Forum 2025 - Wednesday 26th
All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
08:30 - 09:00
Registration and networking
09:00 - 09:05
PDI welcome
09:05 - 09:10
Chair's welcome remarks
Valerie Mantot-Groene

09:10 - 10:00
Opening Keynote Panel: The Asia Pacific private debt evolution
Christopher Lee,
Barnaby Lyons,
Justin Hooley,
Claus Fintzen,
Johnny Brom,
Aakash Desai
• Discuss how a niche allocation has risen to become a priority pursuit seeking global opportunities
• The flexible and creative solutions are defining the identity of APAC private lenders
• How the year’s global geopolitical events impacted market movements
• The growing influence of lenders in driving corporate net-zero transition measures
• The continued contraction in bank lending signalling a more rapid shift from public to private lending

Christopher Lee
Managing Director, Regional Practice Lead, Asia-Pacific, S&P Global Ratings
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10:00 - 10:50
Asia Pacific's growing appetite for international opportunities
Brendan Foley,
Yee Hean (Ian) Teo,
Ian Fowler,
John Liguori
- How GPs can position themselves to address Asian funds’ conservative approach to private credit commitments
- The value of a local presence for fundraising and managing LP relationships
- Hear which global markets and sectors will enjoy increased attention in 2025
- The sectors which could be a source of unrealised value for private credit funds
- Why Asian LPs are looking to integrate NAV financing into their portfolio mix




John Liguori
Chief Investment Officer, Middle Market Direct Lending, Jefferies Credit Partners
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10:50 - 11:20
Coffee & Networking
11:20 - 12:00
Calculating Opportunistic credit strategies ideal risk and reward approach
Katyani Gupta,
Johannes Raschke,
Sean Low,
Anupam Behura
• The nuances of special situation strategies across the region, what to consider and how to act on opportunities
• The promise of restructuring and refinancing in supporting long-term liquidity
• Regionally distinct due diligence considerations that should be prioritised when assessing borrowers
• Claiming on defaults – explore why APAC enforcement regimes can be better understood and not feared
12:00 - 12:20
PDI Presentation - Private Debt trends and Outlook
Hillary Teo

12:20 - 13:40
Networking lunch
13:40 - 13:50
Afternoon Remarks
13:50 - 14:20
Role of Specialty Finance and how asset-based lending supports sector development
Tomas Vacek,
Sean Dunne,
Sheng Tan
• The advantages do private lenders provide to refinancing of the construction, shipping and aviation sectors
• Australia’s maturing market acting as the benchmark for regional uptake
• The rachets lenders should include to drive sustainability measures by their borrowers
14:20 - 15:00
The continuing resilience of infrastructure debt
Xander Huang,
Simon Jardine,
Claus Fintzen,
Felipe Berliner
• Diving into the long-term benefits of infrastructure debt across different regions
• Examine the emerging demands for digital infrastructure
• The importance of infrastructure lending in driving net-zero transition goals
• The role of Private Credit in addressing emerging market infrastructure gaps
• Partnering with governments for large-scale infrastructure projects




15:00 - 15:30
Coffee & Networking
15:30 - 16:10
The creativity and flexibility of APAC debt origination
Karun Marwah,
Siddhartha Hari,
Kevin Griffin,
Kanchan Jain,
Diane Raposio
• Diving into the design and approach of APAC private debt deals versus US & Europe
• Understand the conditions pushing managers to be creative in their approaches
• The benefits bank-syndicated or club deals provide in reducing downside risk
• The complex cultural, legal and local market structures that demand ingenuity in approach – and how these differ from global approaches





16:10 - 17:00
Risk management approaches across the capital structure
John Bradley,
Sally Yim,
Benjamin Fanger,
Fabian Körzendörfer,
Calvin Lim
• Why senior debt remains the most prudent choice for credit lenders
• How unitranche lenders tackle the challenge of varied risk profiles
• Managing risk when engaging across a diverse range of market conditions
• The risk considerations allocators wish to understand from fund managers


Sally Yim
Managing Director, Head of APAC Financial Institutions Ratings & Research, Moody's Ratings
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17:00 - 17:10
Day 1 Closing Remarks
17:10 - 18:10
Networking Cocktail Reception
Agenda
PDI APAC Forum 2025 - Thursday 27th
All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
08:00 - 09:00
Investor-only networking Breakfast - Hosted by Gemcorp
Felipe Berliner
By invitation only. This session will be off-the-record for qualified institutional investors and
allocators to interact with industry peers and discuss your experience.

08:30 - 09:00
Registration and networking refreshments
09:00 - 09:10
Chair’s Welcome Remarks
Fabrizio Bocciardi

09:10 - 09:30
Opening Keynote Remarks
Sally Chen

09:30 - 10:10
Opening Panel - Demystifying direct lending risk
Maiko Nanao,
Clifford Lee,
Jien Lit Hwang,
Ryan Chung,
Sean Low,
Dominic Pfisterer
• In a time of heightened market volatility – why senior debt can provide steady cashflow to struggling borrowers
• Examine the risk-reward profile of APAC’s debt markets against their global peers
• Approaches in APAC that are defining an identity away from western models
• How private lenders can provide greater competition to traditional bank-led financing






10:10 - 10:40
Keynote LP Panel - Leveraging Hybrid Capital to drive growth in Indonesia companies
Chris Petersen,
Christopher Ganis,
Tsuguto Takeuchi
- Better understand the growing set of opportunities arising out of South-East Asia
- Hear the latest policy directives being explored to shore-up investor confidence
- Why enforcement risk is lessened through SWF partnerships
- Opportunity to access relative value in underserved markets
10:40 - 11:15
Coffee & Networking
11:15 - 11:55
Behind fund managers' pursuit of private credit deals in South-East Asia
Kher Sheng Lee,
Johnny Brom,
Amorn Amornsomboon,
Wei Hsien Chan,
Andrew Tan
•How established funds approach the complexities of ASEAN debt markets
•Which markets withing ASEAN are proving particularly exciting for investors
•How can funds assist in supporting infrastructure and real estate demand
•Best approaches to engaging in the nascent ASEAN markets
11:55 - 12:30
Lenders reviving interest in global real estate
Sharon Lim,
Roger Zhu,
Alex Courtney,
Eric SayWei Neo, PBS
• In which global markets real estate can reestablish its status for reliable returns
• Better manage the effects of elevated interest rates on real estate value
• Current risk approaches real estate lenders should be considering
• Sourcing deal flow in underserved global markets




Eric SayWei Neo, PBS
Board Director and CEO, Medway Investments and Majulah Equity Partners
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12:30 - 13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:20
Institutional allocators growing demand for private credit opportunities
Fabian Körzendörfer,
The-Duy Nguyen,
Leslie Lim,
You-Ha Hyun,
Veiverne Yuen,
Tuck Meng Yee
• Hear from the global institutions pursuing increased exposure to Asia Pacific markets
• Understand why global LPs are turning to APAC, European or US fund managers
• Why diversification to Private Credit has increasingly become attractive for global LPs
• The necessity of local partners to achieve desired returns and reduce risk






14:20 - 14:30
Closing Remarks
14:30 - 14:30
End of Conference
Institutional Investors at the APAC Forum
The PDI APAC Forum provides an unrivalled platform for over 300 attendees including APAC’s leading institutional investors and allocators to gather and discuss private debt investments.
Discover the hottest strategies, best practices, and regional insights so you can come out with a breath of insights to accelerate your portfolio growth.
A limited number of complimentary passes for the event are available for institutional investors. Explore why this is the must-attend private debt event for institutional investors and see who you can meet. Apply for a complimentary pass for you or your team to join this flagship event.
Over 100 expected investors, including:
Investors at PDI APAC Forum 2025
The forum is the largest meeting place for institutional and private investors, and other members of the private debt community in Asia Pacific.
Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for your or your team today.
What to expect at the Forum?
2025 leading investor speakers include:
What to expect on the event day
100+
Institutional Investors
50+
Speakers
300+
Attendees
Investor-exclusive networking breakfast
Our investor only breakfast took place on day 2, 28 March 2024 alongside with our thought-leading speakers from ADM Capital, Australia Future Fund, and Mubadala to discuss hot private debt strategies shaping investor allocations.
Apply for your complimentary pass to partake in intimate networking with your peers.
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, insurance companies, single-family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you.
Gallery
Connect with and benchmark against your investor peers. Partake in roundtable discussions, networking luncheon and investor-focussed sessions to explore new investment opportunities so you can gain insights and latest strategies to generate risk-adjusted returns.
See key insights from the Forum
Post-Event Resources
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Presentation: Highlights of the private debt fundraising trends
By Andy Thomson, Private Debt Investor
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Keynote presentation: Macroeconomic outlook for APAC: Emerging risks and impacts
By Clarence Wong, Peak Reinsurance
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Presentation: Spotlight on China’s short and long-term outlook
By Louis Kuijs Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings
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Capturing opportunities across private debt space
Join Asia’s premier networking place for private debt institutional investors, family offices, senior leaders and the biggest fund managers at PDI APAC Forum for a series of interactive networking focusing on different stacks in private debt.
What to expect?
2 days of
Networking
100+
Investors
300+
Global leaders
2025 investor attendees include:
Meet with senior decision-makers in private debt
Meet with 300+ attendees including institutional investors, leading fund managers, and strategic advisors from across the Asia-Pacifc at the APAC Forum.
Explore the attendee profiles and key highlights from the 2024 event in the post-show report.
Why APAC Forum?
Testimonials from regional investors and allocators
Dom Beckers, Portfolio Manager
Victorian Funds Management Corporation
A great opportunity to discuss amongst peers in the private debt space
Tristan Miao
Private credit investment, D.E. Shaw
Key trends in APAC private debt and networking with other funds.
Mouhammad Shahjahan
Head of Debt Services, Asia Pacific, MUFG Investor Services
A diverse set of views revolving private debt in Asia were covered by great panelists, which is hard to find at a single forum.
Key trends shaping industry conversations:
- Investor stage: How do family offices and institutional investors see private debt opportunities and their risk-return profiles?
- Outlook & forecast: How will the APAC credit space evolve over the next five years?
- Strategy lab: Zooming into direct lending, distressed debt, special situations, and venture debt through an investor lens
- Macroscopic and microscopic view on private debt capital dynamics and strategy return profiles
Intimate networking. Diversified perspectives. Fuel your fundraising.
Where private debt leaders meet.

You-Ha Hyun
Principal, Perpetual Investors
You-Ha Hyun leads the private debt program at Perpetual Investors GmbH, a German professional single family office. In this role, he is mainly responsible for managing the private debt portfolio and focuses on manager selection across the broad spectrum of the private debt universe. You-Ha has more than 12 years of experience in the alternative investment segment having done primary, secondary and co-investments at large institutional organizations such as an insurance company, a public organization and a fund-of-fund. You-Ha began his career in the M&A advisory business at KPMG and is an economist by training.