France-based Ostrum Asset Management, part of Natixis Investment Managers, has launched a subsidiary in Hong Kong.
Through the subsidiary, the asset manager will offer investment opportunities in Asia-Pacific infrastructure real asset private debt.
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Natixis Investment Managers head of Asia-Pacific Fabrice Chemouny said: “Real assets private debt is an excellent way to address investors’ need for diversification while giving them the opportunity to finance the real economy.
“The asset class offers an attractive risk/return profile.”
The Hong Kong business will also offer co-lending opportunities.
This will be done in collaboration with the corporate and investment banking arm of Natixis.
Simultaneously with the expansion, Ostrum made two appointments.
This includes the appointment of Charles Regan as the head of Asia Pacific infrastructure real assets private debt.
Regan was the co-founder at Windward Capital Asia.
Moreover, Alistair Ho has been named as the head of co-lending for Asia Pacific at Ostrum.
He most recently served as the head of structured finance for Asia ex-Japan at Mizuho Securities.
Regan noted: “Asia-Pacific includes the fastest growing economies in the world and Australia, which is the 2nd largest project finance market in the world – all of which provides rising market for infrastructure debt.
“And infrastructure financing in Asia offers comparable risk to OECD investments.”
