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Japan Korea Week Virtual Experience 2021
10 November 2021,
Virtual Event UTC+9
Asia’s leading private debt fundraising conference
The PDI Japan Korea Week on 10 November has successfully connected Japan and Korea’s leading investors and fund managers to discover new opportunities in the private debt markets.
Join the private debt community to fundraise from Japanese and Korean LPs, share global investment opportunities, and gain actionable insights on the latest trends.
The Summit will connect you to regional investors effectively, guide your decision-making, and provide 7/24 networking on one platform.
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Learn how to fundraise with Japanese and Korean LPs
LPs cut to the chase
LPs share their outlook for the post-pandemic private debt.
Gatekeepers’ view
Learn the secrets and tactics of managing LP relationships from regional placement agents and gatekeepers.
Interactive networking
Discuss diversified strategies and dive deeper into trending topics in the networking programme.
Our speaking faculty:
Download the agenda to see the trends changing Asia-Pacific investor appetite and markets, including:
- Private debt global market outlook and key trends to keep an eye on in 2022
- Middle market direct lending in North America and Western Europe
- Japanese and Korean investors’ appetite and allocation plan in the private debt
- and many more…
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Asset management in the new normal
View this exclusive session today to discover Japanese and Korean investor appetite shifts and their blueprints for 2022 and beyond.
Gain insight from Cabot Capital Partners, Hamilton Lane, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments and Vogo Fund Asset Management on how investors choose their fund managers, due diligence process changes amid disruption, and much more.
Meet our investors at networking platform today
Join Japan and Korea’s biggest allocators, top global fund managers, and strategic partners by securing your networking access.
Secure your place at PDI Japan Korea Week today, you will gain immediate access to APAC investors and PDI APAC Summit content on-demand.
The APAC Summit will connect you with Asia’s behemoth investors. Connect with global leaders to analyse Asia-Pacific’s most promising private credit markets from an LP standpoint as the region is set to offer the highest growth potential in 2021.
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Maximise your time in Asia at PDI Japan Korea Week
Invigorate your fundraising strategy by spending a week with Asia’s most influential and most active outbound institutional investors in Japan and Korea by purchasing a single ticket. Connect with leading Japanese and Korean LPs across two industry-leading events in Seoul (10 November) and Tokyo (12 November).
If you are fundraising in Asia, do not miss the chance to meet the regions’ largest LPs this November!
Key features of the Forums:
- Influential Japanese and Korean LPs in attendance across the week
- Countless hours of premium networking leading up to and across the week with institutional investors, fund managers, advisors, and strategic partners
- Unparalleled content, featuring exclusive Japanese and Korean LP insight on the private credit industry
- 1-to-1 meeting scheduler in event app to connect with key targets prior to event day
This market situation can offer a good chance for mid-market lending business to deploy the dry powder that has piled up for years, not only in the North Americ…Read full testimonial
Dong-hun Jang
Chief Investment Officer, Public Officials Benefit Association(POBA)
Dong-hun Jang
Chief Investment Officer, Public Officials Benefit Association(POBA)
This market situation can offer a good chance for mid-market lending business to deploy the dry powder that has piled up for years, not only in the North American region but also across Europe.
Strengthen and diversify your LP connections in Korea and Japan
Year-on-year attendees include:
The Week is the place to meet influential players in the private credit space, discover the unrivalled opportunities provided by Private Debt Investor today.
Know your LPs through bespoke agenda and discussion
Panel: Meet the Korean LPs and gatekeepers
· Why debt is preferred by Korean insurance companies when equity yields are higher than debt
· Target returns and risks acceptable and unacceptable on private debt investments
· What due diligence do Korean LPs perform now and in the future?
Panel: Meet the Japanese LPs and gatekeepers
· Where do Japanese investors find more risk, crowding out and undervalued opportunity?
· How Japanese LPs are evaluating asset evaluations in the current environment
· The plan to deploy more, same or less capital in the market, in terms of geography, strategy, and implementation approach
Gain in-depth global market insight
Investors’ appetite for private debt strategies
Preliminary agenda now available!
View trending topics and strategies in focus at the PDI Japan Korea Week.
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2020 Agenda
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Agenda
Day 1 - Monday 9th
Online networking
06:00 - 23:59
Platform opens for private meetings
Agenda
Day 2 - Tuesday 10th
Virtual event - Private Debt Investor Seoul Forum
06:00 - 23:59
Platform opens for private meetings
09:00 - 09:25
Welcome from PDI and Keynote presentation: Ares: Is the impending downturn the greatest opportunity of greatest challenge that private debt as an asset class has ever known?
Kipp deVeer
- What effect will the pandemic and subsequent downturn have on competition within the private debt market?
- Why is private debt attractive for investors relative to other asset classes?
- What changes have we seen to investor and manager behaviour in anticipation of the correction?
09:30 - 10:10
Panel: LP and GPs take a view on the next decade for private debt
Dalit Nuttall,
Janghwan Lee,
Greg Racz,
David Ross,
Robert O’Sullivan
- What is fuelling the rise in global private debt?
- What are the key learnings from the covid-19 crisis?
- Which private debt strategies have come out on top in the face of covid-19 and which have suffered?
- What are leading GPs and LPs predicting for the next decade?
10:15 - 10:45
Networking break
10:45 - 11:25
Panel: Emerging from chaos: Is the US mid-market still driving exceptional returns?
Sandra Lee Montgomery,
Rakesh Jain,
Brad Marshall,
Tas Hasan
- What does the mid-market direct lending market look like now?
- Major strategies and regions providing exceptional returns
- Incentives and deterrents to deploying capital in the mid-market
11:30 - 12:00
‘Meet the Speakers’ & Interactive Roundtable: Private Lending Market: Comparison of 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 Recession
Daniel Leger,
Ji Hye You,
Kipp deVeer,
Benjamin Fanger,
Tas Hasan,
Robert O’Sullivan
All speakers and participants may join an interactive discussion on where they are seeing the impacts from the pandemic and GFC on private debt market. Roundtables create a space for you to be directly involved in the conversation, share your thoughts on key topics and learn what other GPs and LPs are thinking in terms of future-strategy and allocations.
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 13:25
‘Meet the Speakers’ & Interactive Roundtable: Corporate debt vs real asset debt
Jiroo Eoh,
Jayme Younghee Han,
Seung-ki Jeong
All speakers and participants may join an interactive discussion on the private debt investing in financial vs non-financial assets. Roundtables create a space for you to be directly involved in the conversation, share your thoughts on key topics and learn what other GPs and LPs are thinking in terms of future-strategy and allocations.
13:30 - 14:05
Panel: Korean LPs cut to the chase: How committed are they to private debt and building new private credit manager relationships?
Andrew Shin,
Byung Kyu Cheon,
Wan Sun Park
- How do LPs currently view private debt?
- Are LPs prepared to commit to funds without seeing managers face to face? How does restricted travel affect LP / GP relationships?
- What are the most pressing challenges facing asset allocations?
- What do Korean investors want from their global fund managers and local asset managers?
14:10 - 14:50
Panel: What is driving investors to commit to Asia’s credit markets?
Thomas Swain,
Carol Lee Park,
Edward Tong,
Benjamin Fanger
- What opportunities and key challenges lie ahead for private debt in Asia?
- What should investors be aware of when approaching different markets across Asia?
- How are different managers approaching open-ended and closed-ended vehicles and what are potential considerations for each?
- What are the opportunities at the larger end of the market versus the mid-market?
14:55 - 15:25
Networking break
15:25 - 15:45
Keynote: Carlyle on the future of global private debt investment
Mark Jenkins
15:50 - 16:30
Panel: Korean gatekeepers’ perspectives on private debt allocations during and after the pandemic
Sang Hoon Kim,
Kwangjin Sim,
Haewon Park,
KyuHuhn Yeon
- What are the key private market trends viewed by Korean investment professionals?
- The role of the AMCs and securities firms in the fund manager selection and monitoring process
- Covid-19 vs GFC: what did gatekeepers learn from the lessons?
16:35 - 16:50
Fireside chat: Navigating a hard contraction - European mid-market lending
Patrick Marshall,
Trevor Castledine
- What does the mid-market direct lending market look like now?
- Major strategies and regions providing exceptional returns
- Incentives and deterrents to deploying capital in the mid-market
16:55 - 17:15
Keynote fireside chat: POBA
Dong Hun Jang,
Adalla Kim
17:20 - 18:10
‘Meet the Speakers’ & Interactive Roundtable: Which credit strategy will gain traction in Q4 onwards? (Followed by Closing remarks and the end of content sessions)
Robert Petty,
Dong Hun Jang,
Patrick Marshall,
Wan Sun Park,
David Ross,
Andrew Shin,
Kwangjin Sim,
KyuHuhn Yeon,
Janghwan Lee
All speakers and participants may join an interactive discussion on which strategies will prove most attractive as the year closes out and into 2021. Roundtables create a space for you to be directly involved in the conversation, share your thoughts on key topics and learn what other GPs and LPs are thinking in terms of future-strategy and allocations.
Agenda
Day 3 - Wednesday 11th
Online networking
06:00 - 23:59
Platform opens for private meetings
Agenda
Day 4 - Thursday 12th
Virtual event - Private Debt Investor Tokyo Forum
06:00 - 23:59
Platform opens for private meetings
09:00 - 09:25
Welcome from PDI and Keynote presentation: Ares: Is the impending downturn the greatest opportunity of greatest challenge that private debt as an asset class has ever known?
Kipp deVeer
- What effect will the pandemic and subsequent downturn have on competition within the private debt market?
- Why is private debt attractive for investors relative to other asset classes?
- What changes have we seen to investor and manager behaviour in anticipation of the correction?
09:30 - 10:10
Panel: How the investment landscape for private debt is developing in response to covid-19?
Dalit Nuttall,
Greg Racz,
David Ross,
Ming Eng
- Which markets will bounce back fastest from pandemic?
- What a private credit deal looks like today and over the multiple cycles?
- Are sponsor-backed transactions still appealing and what benefits do they offer private lenders?
10:15 - 10:45
Networking Lounge: Meet the Japanese investors and gatekeepers
An exclusive private meeting space where you can quickly network with a cross-section of high-quality LPs and their gatekeepers via our immersive networking experience.
10:45 - 11:20
Panel: Unravelling the mysteries of private debt for investors: Are LPs still hesitant to take the plunge?
Masao Konomi,
Hiroaki Matsunami,
Ken Shimasaki,
Kazuo Nishimura
- Nuances of investing in private debt – how it compares to private equity investing
- What is giving LPs the confidence to increase allocations to private debt after a pandemic?
- What is the Japanese LP’s risk appetite and geographic focus?
Hiroaki Matsunami
Senior Vice President, Global Investment Management Department, DBJ Asset Management
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11:25 - 11:55
‘Meet the Speakers’ & Interactive roundtable: Which credit strategy will gain traction in Q4 onwards?
Daniel Leger,
Robert O’Sullivan,
Kipp deVeer,
Benjamin Fanger,
Sakura Koumi,
Kazuo Nishimura,
Koji Sugauchi
All speakers and participants may join an interactive discussion on which strategies will prove most attractive as the year closes out and into 2021. Roundtables create a space for you to be directly involved in the conversation, share your thoughts on key topics and learn what other GPs and LPs are thinking in terms of future-strategy and allocations.
Koji Sugauchi
Director and General Manager, Fund Management Department, Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank
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12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 13:35
Panel: How investors are addressing risk during the pandemic
Ari Druker,
Sakura Koumi,
Noriko Ogawa,
Koji Sugauchi
- How is risk assessment and management changing in response to Covid-19?
- How does the risk-return profile compare in private debt vs alternative asset classes?
- What lessons to take forward from Covid-19, what to do if a pandemic strikes again?
Koji Sugauchi
Director and General Manager, Fund Management Department, Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank
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13:40 - 14:20
Panel: What is driving investors to commit to Asia’s credit markets?
Thomas Swain,
Robert Petty,
Edward Tong,
Carol Lee Park
- What opportunities and key challenges lie ahead for private debt in Asia
- What should investors be aware of when approaching different markets across Asia?
- How are different managers approaching open-ended and closed-ended vehicles and what are potential considerations for each?
- What are the opportunities at the larger end of the market vs the mid-market?
14:20 - 14:50
Networking break
14:50 - 15:15
Global LP keynote fireside chat: Zurich Insurance
Brian Olvany,
Andy Thomson
15:15 - 15:55
Panel: Prepare to ride the wave of distressed and special situations
Ian Jackson,
Kanchan Jain,
Damon Krytzer,
Benjamin Fanger
- Where are the pockets of opportunity in this vast market?
- How can distressed funds make the current environment work for them?
- What can accelerate or derail future growth?
16:00 - 16:30
Panel: Navigating a hard contraction - European mid-market lending
Patrick Marshall,
Ramesh Yesodharan,
Trevor Castledine
- What does the mid-market direct lending market look like now?
- Major strategies and regions providing exceptional returns
- Incentives and deterrents to deploy capital
16:35 - 17:15
Panel: Japanese LPs cut to the chase: How committed are they to private debt and building new private credit manager relationships?
Jiro Shimpo,
Yoshi Kiguchi,
Masashi Ono,
Tsutomu Ishida,
Takeshi Ito
- How do LPs currently view private debt?
- Are LPs prepared to commit to funds without seeing managers face to face? How does restricted travel affect LP / GP relationships?
- What are the most pressing challenges facing asset allocations?
- What do Japanese investors want from their global fund managers and local asset managers?
Takeshi Ito
Senior Investment Officer & Chief Operation Officer, AISIN Employees' Pension Fund
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17:20 - 18:10
‘Meet the Speakers’ & Interactive Roundtable: Looking beyond 2020 - Private debt opportunities in developed markets or emerging markets (followed by Closing remarks and end of content sessions)
Ari Druker,
Kanchan Jain,
Patrick Marshall,
Noriko Ogawa,
Brian Olvany,
David Ross,
Ken Shimasaki,
Andy Thomson
All speakers and participants may join an interactive discussion on where they are seeing the next big opportunities in the private credit space. Roundtables create a space for you to be directly involved in the conversation, share your thoughts on key topics and learn what other GPs and LPs are thinking in terms of future-strategy and allocations.
Agenda
Day 5 - Friday 13th
Online networking
06:00 - 23:59
Platform opens private meetings
Private meetings open until Friday 13th November, networking continues and on-demand access to session content until 31st December 2020
Discuss with our speakers through key trends
Discover the industry-shifting topics and strategies from our latest agenda.
Download preliminary agenda today. Tell us what you want to hear at the Week by contacting our producer Niann Lai.
Our 2020 Speakers
View the 2020 speaker line-up below. Interested in speaking at the Forum? Please contact Ms Niann Lai at niann.l@peimedia.com.
Manda Chan
Co-founding member of the Asia Pacific Business, Evercore Private Funds Group (PFG)
Manda Chan is a co-founding member of the Asia Pacific Business of the Evercore Private Funds Group (PFG), and is based in Hong Kong. PFG is one of the most active global placement agents focused on advising and executing capital raisings for private… Read full bio
Innchul Oh
Senior Manager, Private Equity Team, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
Innchul Oh is senior manager of private equity team at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance(HDMF) based in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to HDMF, he worked as a senior manager in National Agricultural Cooperative Federation(NACF) and he established global… Read full bio
Kaoru Ikeuchi
Senior Portfolio Manager, Nissay Asset Management
Kaoru Ikeuchi is Senior Portfolio Manager at Alternative Investment Department of Nissay Asset Management since Apr 2017 (his department has moved to NAM from Nippon Life Insurance Company in Mar 2021) where he is responsible for investing private de… Read full bio
Ari Druker
Director – Corporate Development North Asia, FLOW Digital Infrastructure
Ari recently joined FLOW Digital Infrastructure, PAG’s newly launched regional data centre platform, that aims to capitalize on the rapidly growing demand for digital infrastructure in Asia. Prior to FLOW, Ari was a member of the Investment Banking C… Read full bio
Ming Eng
Managing Director, Olympus Capital Asia Credit
Ming Eng is a Managing Director and portfolio manager at Olympus Capital Asia Credit, a private credit investment manager focusing on mid-market direct lending opportunities across Asia Pacific. She is responsible for origination, execution and manag… Read full bio
Jiroo Eoh
Team Head, ABL Life Insurance
Jiroo Eoh is the Team Head, leading infrastructure and real assets (real estate) investment team, at ABL Life Insurance (Korea). Previously, Jiroo worked with Macquarie Group (Macquarie Capital and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, both Austr… Read full bio
Benjamin Fanger
Managing Partner and Founder, ShoreVest Partners
Benjamin Fanger is the Managing Partner and founder of ShoreVest Partners and is one of the pioneering investors in China's credit markets. He has managed approximately $2 billion in Chinese distressed debt and special situations investments, and sit… Read full bio
Jayme Younghee Han
Executive Director - Asia Funds Advisory and Distribution, Jones Lang LaSalle
Jayme Han, Executive Director, Asia Funds Advisory and Distribution, is responsible for JLL Asia Pacific mandates and distribution in the firm's Global Funds Advisory team. Ms Han takes on regional responsibilities focused on advisory mandates and di… Read full bio
Tas Hasan
Partner and Head of the Investment Team, Deerpath Capital
Mr. Tas Hasan is a Partner and head of the Investment Team at Deerpath Capital. He is responsible for managing Deerpath’s deal sourcing, deal pipeline and origination and execution activities. In this role, he directs the investment team in our five… Read full bio
Tsutomu Ishida
Deputy General Manager, Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance
Tsutomu Ishida is a Deputy General Manager of Alternative Investment Group. He took this position in April 2015 and has been responsible for managing alternative investment which includes investment in private equity fund, hedge fund, debt fund and r… Read full bio
Takeshi Ito
Senior Investment Officer & Chief Operation Officer, AISIN Employees' Pension Fund
Takeshi Ito is the Senior Investment Officer of AISIN Employees' Pension Fund. Ito has been supervising the investment and management of the pension’s funds since 1998 when he joined Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. Ito started his career at Nomura Investment M… Read full bio
Ian Jackson
Managing Director and Co-Head of Carlyle Strategic Partners, The Carlyle Group
Ian Jackson is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Carlyle Strategic Partners, focusing on distressed and special situations investment opportunities. He is based in London. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Jackson was a Director and Senior Analyst with… Read full bio
Kanchan Jain
Managing Director, Head of India Credit, Baring Private Equity Asia
Ms. Jain has 26 years of experience across financial markets in Europe & Asia across deal origination, structuring, underwriting, portfolio & risk, and fundraising. Prior to joining BPEA, Ms. Jain spent 8 years focused on the mid-market corpo… Read full bio
Rakesh Jain
Partner – Global Head of Private Credit, Pantheon Ventures (US)
Rakesh (Rick) Jain is a Partner and Global Head of Private Debt with 20 years of private markets experience. Prior to joining Pantheon, Rick was a Managing Director and an Investment Committee Member at Star Mountain Capital, a middle-market private… Read full bio
Dong Hun Jang
Chief Investment Officer, Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA)
Mr. Jang has joined the firm in November 2015 as a Chief Investment Officer of POBA. As the CIO, he has senior management oversight of the firm's investments totaling around US$ 13 bil. and leads the firm's strategic expansion in overseas investment… Read full bio
Mark Jenkins
Managing Director and Head of Global Credit, The Carlyle Group
Mark Jenkins is a Managing Director and Head of Global Credit based in New York. He is also a member of Carlyle's Management Committee. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Jenkins was a Senior Managing Director at CPPIB and responsible for leading CPPIB’s… Read full bio
Seung-ki Jeong
Manager, DGB Life Insurance
Seung-ki Jeong is responsible for alternative investment including infrastructure in DGB Life Insurance. Prior to DGB Life, he worked for MG Non-Life Insurance company as Alternative Investment Manager in investment team. Prior to MG Non-Life Insuran… Read full bio
Yoshi Kiguchi
Chief Investment Officer, West Japan Machinery Pension Fund
Yoshi Kiguchi is CIO of West Japan Machinery Pension Fund in Japan. Yoshi focuses innovative asset strategies and products with the investment term structures. He has more than 25 years of experience in investment and risk management. He is also CEO… Read full bio
Adalla Kim
Reporter, Private Debt Investor
Adalla Kim is a Reporter for Private Debt Investor at PEI Alternative Insight, where she covers private debt investments across Asia Pacific. She joined from a Financial Times publication, having covered Korean institutional investments across asset… Read full bio
Sang Hoon Kim
Lead Portfolio Manager, Meritz Asset Management
Sang Hoon Kim is the lead portfolio manager in the Alternative Investment Team. Prior to joining the Firm in 2012, he was Head of Global Asset Management Team at Korea Development Bank Asset Management(KDB AM) and managed global investment funds of $… Read full bio
Masao Konomi
President, Konomi Inc
Masao Konomi (B.E., Electrical Eng., Tokyo University; M.B.A. Harvard Business School) has been running, Konomi, Inc., his own Tokyo-based international investment banking firm, since 1983. Before starting his own firm, he worked with Morgan Stanley… Read full bio
Sakura Koumi
Senior Investment Officer, Asset Management One Alternative Investments
Sakura Koumi is a Senior Investment Officer of Asset Management Alternative Investments (“AMOAI”). She also serves as a Fund Manager of Asset Management One. Prior to joining AMOAI in the fall of 2017, she was engaged in originating project finance t… Read full bio
Damon Krytzer
Managing Director, Probitas Partners
Damon has nineteen years of industry experience and is responsible for leading Probitas Partners’ efforts in private and structured credit. Damon joined Probitas in 2018 after holding leadership positions with Highland Capital Management and Greywolf… Read full bio
Janghwan Lee
Managing Director, Financial Investment Group Head, LOTTE Insurance
Janghwan Lee has led alternative investment team in Lotte non-life insurance company covering real estate, infrastructure, acquisition financing, aviation, private debt and private equity. He has led a couple of landmark deals in alternative investme… Read full bio
Daniel Leger
Managing Director, MGG Investment Group
Mr. Leger has over 18 years of experience in the asset management business. Prior to joining MGG, Mr. Leger was Head of Strategic Planning and Client Services at Akre Capital Management in Virginia where he helped grow the then 24 year old firm’s pri… Read full bio
Brad Marshall
Co-head of Performing Credit, Blackstone Credit
Brad Marshall is Co-head of Blackstone Credit’s Performing Credit Platform, CEO of both the Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and the Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), and a Senior Managing Director with Blackstone. Mr. Marshall focuses on… Read full bio
Patrick Marshall
Head of Private Debt and CLOs, Federated Hermes
Patrick joined the international business of Federated Hermes in June 2015 to launch and manage the Direct Lending strategy, which invests in senior loans to UK and European mid-market businesses. In this role, Patrick is responsible for the day-to-d… Read full bio
Hiroaki Matsunami
Senior Vice President, Global Investment Management Department, DBJ Asset Management
Mr. Matsunami has been involved with private debt and private equity fund investments at DBJ Asset Management as a gatekeeper for Japanese clients. Prior to DBJ Asset Management, Mr. Matsunami worked at the Investment Division of Meiji Yasuda Life. M… Read full bio
Sandra Lee Montgomery
Partner, Proskauer
Sandra is a partner in the Corporate Department and a member of The Private Credit and Finance Groups. Sandra represents first- and second-lien senior lenders, mezzanine investors, and equity sponsors in senior debt, mezzanine and private equity fina… Read full bio
Kazuo Nishimura
Chief Product Strategist, Nomura Funds Research and Technologies
Kazuo Nishimura has been working in Private Equity gatekeeper industry in 17 years since he joined Nomura Group in 2002. Before joining Nomura, he worked for Fuji Bank (current Mizuho Financial Group) and was mainly involved in derivatives business a… Read full bio
Dalit Nuttall
Principal, West Valley Capital
Following a career in banking, Dalit Nuttall founded WVC in 2007 in order to connect preferred solution providers with European pension funds, insurance companies and asset managers in ways that address the investors’ market views and required consid… Read full bio
Robert O’Sullivan
Managing Partner, Comvest Credit Partners
Robert is a Managing Partner and is a co-founder of Comvest Credit Partners. Robert serves as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee and the Investment Committees for Comvest’s direct lending strategy funds as well as Comvest Strategic Growth Fun… Read full bio
Noriko Ogawa
Investment Director, Benesse Group Pensiom Fund
Noriko Ogawa was appointed as an Investment Director of Benesse Group Pension Fund in Jan 2007. In Jan 2005, she transferred to Benesse Group Pension Fund. She joined Benesse Group Welfare Association in Jan 2001.
Brian Olvany
Head of Private Debt - Investment Management, Zurich Insurance Group
Brian is managing the team responsible for the implementation and performance management of a portfolio of private debt assets ($10bn) which consists of corporate loans (leveraged, middle market and private placements) and real asset loans (infrastru… Read full bio
Masashi Ono
Deputy General Manager, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Masashi Ono is a Deputy General Manager of Alternative Investment Department at the Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company where he heads the Private Equity and Infrastructure Fund Investment Group. Prior to his current role, he served as an Executive Vice… Read full bio
Carol Lee Park
Managing Director, CLSA Capital Partners (HK)
Ms. Park is a Managing Director of Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt Fund and a member of the Investment Committee. Ms. Park has over 25 years of experience across investment banking, private equity, and private debt investments in New York and H… Read full bio
Haewon Park
Senior Vice President, Vogo Fund Asset Management
Haewon Park is the Vice President of Vogo Fund Asset Management. Ms. Park has c.10 years of asset management and finance experience. Prior to joining Vogo Fund Asset Management, Ms. Park was a Manager at Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management, where sh… Read full bio
Wan Sun Park
Head of Overseas Alternative Investment Team, Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance
Wansun Park is the Head of Overseas Alternative Investment Team in Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance (“FHL”), where he manages overseas alternative investment, e.g. private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure. Mr. Park has developed the o… Read full bio
Robert Petty
Co-CEO and Co-CIO, Fiera Capital (Asia)
Rob Petty is Co-CEO and Co-CIO of Fiera Capital (Asia). Since founding the Clearwater Funds in 2001 along with Amit Gupta, they have invested profitably across credit market cycles, investment sectors and geographies, building an Asia-focused busines… Read full bio
Greg Racz
Co-founder and President, MGG Investment Group
Prior to co-founding MGG, Mr. Racz was President of Hutchin Hill, a multi-billion multi-strategy hedge fund. Previously, Mr. Racz co-founded Octavian Advisors, LP, a $1.4 billion multi-strategy fund and was a corporate attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, R… Read full bio
David Ross
Managing Director and Head of Private Credit, Northleaf Capital Partners
David is a Managing Director and the Head of Private Credit at Northleaf Capital Partners, a global private markets investment firm with more than $16 billion in private credit, private equity and infrastructure commitments under management on behalf… Read full bio
Ken Shimasaki
Executive Director, Portfolio Manager, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments
Ken Shimasaki is responsible for the sourcing new managers and strategies globally in the alternative investment space with a focus on the credit strategies including credit related HFs and private debt funds. Before joining Mitsui & Co. Alternat… Read full bio
Jiro Shimpo
President and Chief Executive Officer, Tasku Advisors
Jiro Shimpo has 30 years of buy-side asset management experience including two decades in alternative investments. He runs his own advisory/investment firm to serve institutional investors. Prior to that, he spent each decade in a trust bank, life in… Read full bio
Andrew Shin
Head of Investments (Korea), Willis Towers Watson
Andrew Shin joined Willis Towers Watson in 2012 and is Head of Investment Services, Korea, advising Korean institutions. Andrew commenced his investment career in Canada progressing through a number of roles including product development, research an… Read full bio
Kwangjin Sim
Head of Multi-financial Products Team, Kiwoom Securities
Mr. Sim is Head of Multi-financial Products Team at Kiwoom Securities. He established the team in 2015, and is in charge of overseas alternative investment fund placement agent business and global alternative investment direct investments (Real estat… Read full bio
Koji Sugauchi
Director and General Manager, Fund Management Department, Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank
Sugauchi Koji joined Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank in 2016 as a head of investment. His responsibilities include alternative investment, equity and fixed income investments. Prior to the Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank, he joined Dai-ichi Life in 1983. He worked… Read full bio
Thomas Swain
Director, Private Fund Group, Credit Suisse (Hong Kong)
Thomas joined the Credit Suisse Private Fund Group in 2006 and is based in Hong Kong. He is responsible for leading PFG’s advisory and fundraising execution activities in Asia Pacific across both primary fundraisings and secondary liquidity solutions… Read full bio
Andy Thomson
Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Media
Andy has been with PEI since 2003, working on a number of titles including as Editor of Private Equity International and Senior Editor of Infrastructure Investor. Since H2 2015, he took over responsibility for Real Estate Capital and, in the first ha… Read full bio
Edward Tong
Managing Director, Head Private Debt Asia, Partners Group
Edward Tong is Head of the Private Debt Asia business unit and Deputy Head of Partners Group's Singapore office. He is a member of the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee. Edward has been with Partners Group since 2013 and has 16 years of industr… Read full bio
KyuHuhn Yeon
Head of Global Alternative Investments, Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management
Kyuhuhn YEON is the head of Global Alternative Investments at Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management. He is one of the few local fund managers who initiated and created local feeder funds that invests as a fund of fund for offshore LP interests startin… Read full bio
Ramesh Yesodharan
Head - Credit Strategy, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Ramesh is a structured credit portfolio manager at The Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, a Japanese bank. An Engineer/MBA from prestigious Indian institutes, he has over 20 years of financial markets experience. His current focus is on CLOs, Direct Lending… Read full bio
Ji Hye You
Partner, Proskauer
Ji Hye You is a partner in the Private Credit Group and a member of the Corporate Department. Her practice focuses on representing agents, lenders and borrowers in a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including asset base… Read full bio
Creating valuable connections and unlimited fundraising opportunities
As we all continue to search for ways to maximise business efficiency and returns during the covid-19 pandemic, Private Debt Investor is committed to connecting the global private debt community so the business can continue as normal as possible.
To deliver on this commitment of creating valuable connections and fundraising for the asset class, PDI Japan Korea Week is now available as a virtual experience, alongside the live conferences in Tokyo and Seoul.
You can navigate the virtual experience through one-click access from the comfort and safety of your time zone available on your device and on-demand, with real-time content on 10 and 12 November and extended networking running from 9-13 November.
Private networking without borders
Launch your fundraising campaign in Japan and Korea through the extensive networking platform which allows you to book unlimited 1-on-1 video meetings with Japanese and Korean LPs speakers and global attendees in virtual meeting rooms. Risk-free, safe connections to advance your business plans.
Talk to headline speakers
Learn the strategies, investment preferences, and more from our headline speakers by joining Live Q&A sessions with keynotes, major Japanese and Korean LP speakers, and global leaders of private debt.
Themed discussions with specialists
Moderated by private credit leaders, Infrastructure Investor brings you opportunities to join in-depth discussions focused on trends, strategies, assets and many more. Knowledge-share with regional leaders and advance your investment and fundraising strategies.
Communicate without language barriers
All premium content will be bilingual –Korean and English or Japanese and English– to ensure you gain the maximum insight available. With virtual pass, you can access the content after the event until the end of the year.
First access to industry-shifting Insights
Access headline speakers’ presentations directly after the sessions to enact the learnings from the session straight away.
Early access to bespoke LP profiles
Platinum subscribers can download LP profile before the conference and know their appetite ahead of connecting with them in our virtual face-to-face networking.
Maximise your time, maximise your returns
By going virtual, you can build the same personal connections with Japanese and Korean LPs whilst saving yourself valuable time that ensures you are only focusing on what is most important to your business.
All content on-demand, when you need it
Replay the agenda items most relevant to you at your convenience to ensure you don’t miss a second of the content no matter which time zone you are in.
Your access to Japanese and Korean outbound investors
The Week will connect you to leading Japanese and Korean LPs across a unique three-day programme on 9-11 November. Join invitation-only sessions to immediately connect with most active LP allocators to the strategies that interest you.
Your ticket also allows you access to Pan-Asia investors at the PDI APAC Summit on-demand. Discover new opportunities in Asia-Pacific markets and how LPs are currently allocating to private credit strategies.
Meet regional investors and global credit leaders
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Asset management in the new normal
View this exclusive session today to discover Japanese and Korean investor appetite shifts and their blueprints for 2022 and beyond.
Gain insight from Cabot Capital Partners, Hamilton Lane, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments and Vogo Fund Asset Management on how investors choose their fund managers, due diligence process changes amid disruption, and much more.
“A good opportunity to stay connected to market
participants and hear their opinions remotely.”
Tetsuya Nagamochi
Shinsei Bank
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LPs cut to the chase
LPs share their outlook for post-pandemic private debt allocations
Gatekeepers’ view
Learn the secrets and tactics of managing LP relationships from regional placement agents and gatekeepers.
Interactive networking
Discuss diversified strategies and dive deeper into trending topics in the networking programme.
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Agenda
Exclusive - Tuesday 28th
Exclusive Virtual LIVE Session conducted in English (All times in UTC +9)
10:30 - 11:15
Asset management in the new normal
Diana Reeves,
Tomoko Kitao ,
Haewon Park,
Ken Shimasaki
- Lessons learnt from due diligence processes given the disruptions from 2020
- Mid-year review: How LPs are choosing their overseas private debt managers right now? Are you witnessing a change in how LPs choose their cross-border GPs?
- Are LPs still considering new relationship under the global social distancing? Do you see many LPs adopting to doing due diligence online for both known and unknown managers?
- Looking back – Which private credit markets do LPs feel more interested during 2021? Developed or emerging markets?
- Looking forward – Which market has the best potential for new private debt investment from Q4 onwards?
- ESG requirements are being more stringent than pre-pandemic when evaluating GPs, do you see this trend among Japanese and Korean LPs?
- The frequently asked questions raised by LPs during the pandemic
11:15 - 11:30
Speed networking
New to virtual or an experienced attendee? Spend some time meeting the key stakeholders in private debt space, and PEI introduce you upcoming LP roundtables. Attendees could join and are matched with speakers and other attendees for a randomly allocated video chat, discuss the topic with speakers and put their questions to them face-to-face. Attendees could then follow up afterwards via the platform directory to continue the conversation.
Agenda
Main Day - Wednesday 10th
Live interpretation provided English, Japanese and Korean (All times in UTC +9)
09:25 - 10:15
Welcome from PDI and opening remarks; Opening panel: Global outlook on credit markets and fundraising
Thomas Swain,
Tas Hasan,
David Ross,
Dale Stohr
- The dynamics shaping private credit markets — deal activity, leverage metrics, spread levels – and what it all means for LPs.
- Which markets and strategies will be resilient through the next 24 months?
- The future of fundraising post-pandemic.
10:20 - 11:00
Panel: Hot strategies in focus
Aiva Sperberga,
Joseph Siprut,
David Trucano,
Vivek Melwani
- What are the hottest private debt strategies among Asian investors today: Senior debt, mezzanine or distressed?
- How do you view prospects for the next 12-24 months?
- How are distressed debt players viewing the deal market and the recovery curve post-pandemic?
11:05 - 11:45
Japanese session - Panel: Gatekeepers in the driving seat of Japanese overseas allocations
Jiro Shimpo,
Akihiro Endo,
Tomoko Kitao ,
Ken Shimasaki
- What is Japanese LPs preference in private market investment now, in short-term and long-term?
- What are the hottest overseas credit products among collateralised loan obligation (CLO) trances, bank loan funds and asset-backed lending?
- What are the merits of having a direct agent in Japan, in terms of reporting, monitoring and tax issues?
11:05 - 11:45
Korean session - Panel: Going behind the investment scene with Korean insurers
Andrew Shin,
Innchul Oh,
Wan Sun Park
- The pandemic caused unprecedented market volatility in 2020, what is driving LP allocations, and what further appetite shifts can we expect from investors in 2022?
- What are focused strategies in terms of capital, asset type and geography?
- Where are the next target markets in the post-pandemic world?
- What do Korean LPs consider vital in choosing a private debt fund manager?
11:50 - 13:10
Break
13:10 - 13:35
Korean session - KIC’s view: Spotlight on ESG
Jinsuk Choi
- What are the key considerations for KIC as it relates to ESG investment in private debt?
- How has covid-19 highlighted the urgent need for action on climate change?
- How KIC applies ESG framework during the manager selection process and differentiate the asset managers?
13:40 - 14:25
Case studies: Is the APAC corporate debt the next frontier?
Andrew Tan,
Hemant Daga,
Sean Egan
- Deep dive on GP investment case studies, leading by a facilitator to understand the covenant quality and potential pitfalls LPs that need to be wary of.
- View on the APAC or specific region: India / Australia / China / as an attractive hub for debt funds. What should investors take into account when allocating their capital into the APAC private debt markets?
14:30 - 15:10
Japanese session - Panel: How Japanese LPs are preparing for unpredictable markets?
Hisanori Takata,
Yuko Hara,
Kaoru Ikeuchi,
Yoshito Nishikawa
- The pandemic caused unprecedented market volatility in 2020, what is driving LP allocations, and what further appetite shifts can we expect from investors in 2022?
- What are focused strategies in terms of capital structure, asset type, and geography?
- Where are the next target markets in the post-pandemic world?
- What do Japanese LPs consider vital in choosing a private debt fund manager?
Hisanori Takata
Co-founder and Managing partner, Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital
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14:30 - 15:10
Korean session - Panel: The inside view with Korean asset managers and securities firms
Elizabeth Oh,
Ha-Kyoung Lee,
Eugene So
- Analysis of the key opportunities to emerge from the pandemic.
- How do Korean gatekeepers view the possible additional regulation of the private debt industry?
- What is your advice to investors who are considering private credit in the current credit cycle?
15:15 - 15:45
Presentation: European core middle market private debt (LPs only)
Theo Weber,
Shinichi Hiraoka ,
Bryan Koo
- Development and outlook of the European private debt market
- Lessons learned from Covid-19 – pricing, terms, etc.
- ESG integration
15:50 - 16:20
Presentation: Benefits of a global approach to mid-market private credit investing (LPs only)
David Ross
- Growth and evolution of middle market lending post-Covid
- Key pockets of opportunity emerging in the market
- Building relationships in key markets
16:25 - 17:00
Panel: Middle market direct lending in developed markets
Trevor Castledine,
James Greenwood,
Patrick Marshall,
Leslie Mapondera
- How does private lending look in the North America and Western Europe?
- Which markets are proving more resilient since the pandemic and downturn started?
- What are some of the key differences, merits and challenges of sponsored vs non-sponsored transactions?
- How do the upper and lower middle markets compare for deals, returns and terms?
17:05 - 17:30
Presentation: European lower middle market direct lending (LPs only), followed by Close of PDI Japan Korea Week Main Day
Patrick Marshall
- How to originate loans
- Better loan structures
- The difficulties of doing ESG analysis on smaller companies.
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Our 2021 speakers:
Trevor Castledine
Senior Director, Private Markets, bfinance
Trevor is a Senior Director in bfinance’s private markets team, focussing on alternative credit. He was formerly Deputy CIO at LCPF and then Investment Director for the Credit investments of LPPI, the investment management collaboration between Lanca… Read full bio
Jinsuk Choi
Senior Director, Investment Strategy Group, Korea Investment Corporation
Jinsuk Choi is senior director at the Investment Strategy Team at the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC). He is in charge of implementing the sovereign wealth fund’s investment strategies, processes and policies. From 2016, he has mainly worked for d… Read full bio
Hemant Daga
Chief Executive Officer, Edelweiss Asset Management
Hemant Daga has 18 years of investment experience and is the CEO for Edelweiss Asset Management. As the head of the Asset Management business, Hemant is responsible for the Alternatives business and the Mutual Fund business. He has been instrumental… Read full bio
Sean Egan
Founding Partner and President, Egan-Jones Ratings
Sean Egan is a founding partner and president of Egan-Jones Ratings Company (EJR), which was organized in 1992 for the purpose of providing timely, accurate credit ratings. Over the past decade, EJR provide risk managers with warnings on Ambac, Count… Read full bio
Akihiro Endo
Co-Head of Private Equity Investments, Tokio Marine Asset Management
Mr. Endo joined Tokio Marine Asset Management (TMAM) in 2017. His responsibilities include investment analysis, due diligence, investment monitoring, performance analysis, client reporting, and client servicing. Prior to joining TMAM, he worked as a… Read full bio
James Greenwood
Chief Executive Officer and Partner, Permira Credit
James joined Permira Credit in June 2007 and has led the business as Chief Executive Officer since January 2009. He is a member of all Permira Credit investment committees. James has over 30 years of European credit experience. In his early career he… Read full bio
Yuko Hara
Director, Alternative Investments Team, ORIX Life Insurance
Yuko Hara is a Director of Alternative Investment Team of Investment Department. She took this position in July 2020 and has been responsible for managing mainly Private Debt while the team is covering Private Equity, Infrastructures Real Estate. Pri… Read full bio
Tas Hasan
Partner and Head of the Investment Team, Deerpath Capital
Mr. Tas Hasan is a Partner and head of the Investment Team at Deerpath Capital. He is responsible for managing Deerpath’s deal sourcing, deal pipeline and origination and execution activities. In this role, he directs the investment team in our five… Read full bio
Shinichi Hiraoka
Director, BlackRock
Shinichi Hiraoka, Director, is a member of Japan Product Strategy team, covering credit strategies. Mr. Hiraoka's service with the firm dates back to 2010. Mr. Hiraoka joined BlackRock from Nomura Securities where he was a senior investment consultan… Read full bio
Kaoru Ikeuchi
Senior Portfolio Manager, Nissay Asset Management
Kaoru Ikeuchi is Senior Portfolio Manager at Alternative Investment Department of Nissay Asset Management since Apr 2017 (his department has moved to NAM from Nippon Life Insurance Company in Mar 2021) where he is responsible for investing private de… Read full bio
Tomoko Kitao
Managing Director – Japan Representative, Hamilton Lane
Tomoko is a Managing Director at Hamilton Lane, where she heads the firm’s Tokyo office. She is primarily responsible for client management and development of the firm’s client relationships in Japan. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2012, Tomoko wa… Read full bio