Asia private credit after the hype

• Haseeb Malik, Partner & Head of Asia Credit, Värde Partners
• Celia Yan, Partner & Co-head of APAC Credit & hybrid, Apollo Global Management
• Wei Hsien Chan, Managing Director, Private Credit, SeaTown Holdings
• Srinivasulu Yanamandra, Managing Director, Elham Credit Partners
• Sujey Subramanian, Head of Asia-Pacific Corporate, ICG
• Ngoc Nguyen, Deputy Editor (Vietnam), DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

Asia’s private credit market has over the past few years moved from a niche strategy to one of the most closely watched asset classes of private markets.
While the case for growth remains, questions that were easy to defer during the boom are coming into focus. How resilient are underwriting standards when competition for deals intensifies? As global private credit faces more scrutiny around valuations, liquidity and fundraising, what are the lessons for Asia?
This panel brings together both global and regional investors to dive into how lenders are adapting structures and covenants as the cycle turns, underwriting risks in a more competitive environment, and understanding durable strategy from cyclical enthusiasm.