Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10
Global Investors Back Private Credit at Invest Hong Kong as 2025 Defaults Fail to Dent Appetite
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10

Global Investors Back Private Credit at Invest Hong Kong as 2025 Defaults Fail to Dent Appetite

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10

Summary

  • BlackRock, Granite Asia Capital and other firms told Bloomberg’s Invest Hong Kong event that investor demand for private credit remains strong despite last year’s high-profile defaults.
  • Executives argued worries about the sector are overstated because private credit is becoming more important as traditional stock-and-bond portfolios struggle to hit long-term return targets.
  • Across Asia, they pitched the asset class as a way to fund both fast-growing innovators and older businesses adapting to AI-driven change, rather than a narrow bet on technology alone.
  • Speakers also pointed to adjacent themes including China’s consumers, quantum computing and nuclear energy, underscoring a broader hunt for the region’s next upside.

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