Trent Winduss
Partner, Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australia, Phoenix Property Investors
Eddie Yeh
Joint General Manager and Head of Real Estate Finance Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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Connecting Asian capital to global real estate debt
The only exclusively debt-focused real estate event in Asia, the 2nd annual PERE Debt Forum was successfully held through PERE Asia Week virtual experience on 16 November 2020.
The interactive virtual experience connected delegates to Asia’s leading institutional investors supplementing equity investments with debt strategies to the global fund managers financing projects across the world.
The Debt Forum is your best opportunity to build your network of credit-focused real estate investors.
Hear from debt-focused real estate experts
Jiroo Eoh
Team Head
ABL Life Insurance
Bill Schwab
CEO, LCI Investment Company
and former Global Head of Real Estate
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Trent Winduss
Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australian Investments Phoenix Property Investors
Helena Wright
Vice President, Sustainable Infrastructure & Energy Finance
WWF
2020 Speakers include:
Key themes to be explored across the day include:
- Global overview and the RED 50: A snapshot of the highs and lows
- Strategic thinking: The lender’s perspective
- Real estate debt fundraising in Europe and the US
- What you need to know about China’s real estate debt market
- Identifying the right partners
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The PERE Global Passport connects you to the virtual community of real estate decision-makers that attend all six of PERE’s industry-leading events with special perks that give you the advantage to secure capital commitments and finalize your next project over your peers. All without leaving your (home) office!
Testimonials
Johnson Chan
Key Step Capital
The specialised events at PERE Asia Week capture the key themes of the industry with good interaction with participants to discuss topical trends.
Rohit Rajput
Max Ventures and Industries
It was my first conference and will be a regular event on my calendar in years to come.
Jasmine Ibrahim
Khazanah Nasional Berhad
The full PERE Asia Week was an informative and insightful event worth attending!
Who is it for?
Investors
Advance your investment strategies by learning the tactics generating the highest yields and connect with those putting them into practice. As the only conference in Asia focused on real estate debt strategies, the knowledge-sharing with global peers and fund managers will be second-to-none.
Fund Managers
Demonstrate your unique value-add capabilities to institutional investors increasingly searching for diversified global exposure in private lending facilities as real asset debt strategies are desired as an alternative to bond investing.
Strategic partners
Connect with your entire potential client base on our virtual meeting place to showcase your strategic insight to regional investors searching for opportunities worldwide and leading fund managers connecting capital to projects with just a few clicks.
With a focus on premium networking and content, the flagship PERE Asia Summit connects the world’s most sought after audience for global industry-leading knowledge-sharing and discussions.
Enhance your real estate debt strategy by exchanging ideas with the most influential LPs and demonstrate your unique value-add capabilities to turbocharge fundraising for 2021 and beyond.
Early bird price ends on 16 Sep, save up to US$100 now!
We are currently working hard to create a world-class agenda yet again for the 2020 Forum. For any enquiries, please contact Niann Lai at Niann.l@peimedia.com.
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Agenda
PERE Debt Forum: Singapore - Monday 16th
PERE Debt Forum: Singapore
08:30 - 09:10
Registration and networking refreshments
09:10 - 09:30
Welcome from PERE and opening remarks from the Chairperson
Bill Schwab
09:30 - 10:10
Opening panel: Mapping out real estate debt in today’s investment environment
Bill Schwab,
Richard Spencer
- What are the key learnings and return expectations from the COVID-19?
- Latest trends in global real estate and how debt fits into the modern portfolio
- The benefits and nuances of private equity real estate versus debt
- Understanding the key markets and opportunity sets, dispelling myths
10:10 - 10:40
Global overview and the RED 50: A snapshot of the highs and lows
Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez
This ranking will highlight the 50 largest managers of real estate debt funds based on the amount of capital raised from institutional investors between 1 Jan 2015 and 31 Dec 2019.
10:40 - 11:10
Networking and coffee break
11:10 - 11:50
Panel: Is now the right time to invest in real estate debt in Australia?
Christie Ou,
Mark Harrison,
Kumar Kalyanakumar,
Trent Winduss
- How real estate debt has been impacted by COVID-19 in Australia?
- Pinpointing the best opportunities in this preferred, but very competitive, market
- Where are we in the economic cycle and how does credit special situations change in response to the wider economic situation?
Trent Winduss
Partner, Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australia, Phoenix Property Investors
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11:50 - 12:30
Panel: Real estate debt risks or opportunities in Europe and the US
Evelyn Lee,
Andrew Radkiewicz
- How COVID-19 outbreak, Brexit, trade tensions, and interest rate risk impact investment?
- The retail evolution: A risk or opportunity for distressed investors?
- Current availability of debt and financing for core and non-core assets
12:30 - 14:00
Networking lunch
14:00 - 14:40
Real estate financing: ESG and sustainable investing
Benjamin McCarron,
Yulanda Chung,
Catriona Paterson,
Mervyn Tang,
Helena Wright
- ESG integration into debt funds
- Initiatives to standardise green lending and improve real estate sustainability
- How lenders can make a positive environmental impact?
14:40 - 15:10
Presentation
15:10 - 15:40
Panel: Bank vs Debt fund manager: Lender perspectives
Varun Malik,
James Haines,
Rai Katimansah,
Lennart van Mierlo
- How do you expect the profile of borrowers and lenders to change in 2021?
- What are smart ways to battle hedging costs?
- How to pursue different debt strategies for high yield
Varun Malik
Head of Real Estate Client Coverage, APAC, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
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15:40 - 16:10
Networking and coffee break
16:10 - 16:50
Panel: The outlook for China’s real estate debt market
James Dilley,
Johnny Chen,
Grant Chien
- China’s real estate debt situation and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19
- First, second or third-tier cities: Are loans secured on assets?
- Which sectors and building types offer the best opportunities in China for distressed debt?
- What should lenders aware, how do they monitor their credit portfolios and what actions can they take to minimise risk?
16:50 - 17:20
Shaping the future: Asian investors’ strategic thinking in real asset financing
Jonathan Lau,
Jinglei Chen,
Charmaine Chin,
Jiroo Eoh
- What are capital deployment opportunities for real estate debt and infrastructure debt?
- Do investors put real estate debt or infrastructure debt in fixed income or a real assets bucket? What are the pros and cons to each allocation tactic?
- Which debt strategies are most economy-proof?
- Where are the next target markets within the next five or ten years?
17:20 - 17:30
Chairperson’s closing remarks
Bill Schwab
17:30 - 20:00
PERE Asia Week Cocktail reception at The Lawn (Poolside), Level 6, Sofitel City Centre Singapore
We are currently working hard to create a world-class speaking faculty yet again for PERE Debt Forum 2020. For any enquiries, please contact Niann Lai at niann.l@peimedia.com
Jinglei Chen
Managing Director and Founding Member, BEI Capital
Ms. Jinglei Chen is the Managing Director and Founding member of BEI Capital, which is an Asian-based global real estate and alternative investment and operating company. BEI has set up two operating platforms, in creative stay-work-play, and healthc… Read full bio
Johnny Chen
Chief Operating Officer, Paladin Capital Management
Johnny Chen is Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Paladin Capital Management. He is responsible for administering the real estate fund focused on residential and distressed financing and related investments, also overlooking fundraisin… Read full bio
Grant Chien
Head of Special Situations Financing, InfraRed NF Investment Advisers
Grant Chien is Head of Special Situation Financings and is a member of the executive committee at InfraRed NF Investment Advisers Limited (formerly known as HSBC NF Investment Advisers Limited). He is responsible for the firm’s real estate lending in… Read full bio
Charmaine Chin
SVP and Portfolio Manager, Fullerton Fund Management
At Fullerton, Charmaine assesses external fund strategies and is also responsible for portfolio management -- monitoring and developing recommendations for investment and divestment for the team’s portfolios. Prior to joining Fullerton, Charmaine spe… Read full bio
Yulanda Chung
Head of Sustainability, Institutional Banking Group, DBS
Yulanda Chung joined DBS in 2017 and is currently the Head of Sustainability of DBS Institutional Banking Group in Singapore. She spearheads the development and implementation of the Bank’s responsible financing framework and advises on environmental… Read full bio
Kevin Colket
Founder and CEO, Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG)
Kevin Colket is the Founder and CEO of the Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG), a real estate private equity firm incorporated in January 2019. GHIG invests in distressed and under-valued hotels (single assets, portfolios, and operating compan… Read full bio
James Dilley
Partner, PwC
James is a Partner in the Deals practice at PwC China. James and his team provide deal advisory services to investors in Chinese private debt, including direct lending, stressed and distressed opportunities. The vast majority of the situations that J… Read full bio
Hannah Jeong
Head of Valuation & Advisory Services, Colliers International
Hannah Jeong has over 15 years’ experience in valuation and advisory, specialising in valuation, development consultancy, financial analysis and feasibility studies; while working across the Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern regions. Appointed as Head… Read full bio
Jiroo Eoh
Head of Alternative Investment Department, ABL Life Insurance
Jiroo Eoh is the Head of Alternative Investment Department at ABL Life Insurance (Korea, joined since 2017). Jiroo is in charge of ABL Life Insurance’s alternative investment business including strategic investment planning, execution and portfolio m… Read full bio
James Haines
General Manager and Head of Global Real Estate Structured Debt, Aozora Bank
J.J. Haines is the Head of Global Real Estate Structured Debt at Aozora Bank. He is responsible for the bank’s ex-Japan real estate lending activity, which focuses on developed markets such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.… Read full bio
Mark Harrison
Managing Director – Property, Wingate
Mark Harrison has over twenty years’ experience in the Australian property and property finance sectors. Mark joined Wingate in 2008 as Managing Director, Property and has overseen the growth of the property division into one of Australia’s most acti… Read full bio
Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez
Head of Fund Manager Research, PERE
Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez is PDI’s Head of Fund Manager Research. Based in London, he is responsible for leading PDI’s research and analysis of private market GPs globally. He is also responsible for a number of leading market rankings and reports su… Read full bio
Kumar Kalyanakumar
Head of Australia, Real Assets, AXA Investment Managers
Kumar is Head of Australia, Real Asset’s at AXA Investment Managers Alts. He was appointed to the position in February 2018. Kumar has been involved in the real estate investment management sector for over 30 years. As one of the founders of Eureka,… Read full bio
Rai Katimansah
Partner and Portfolio Manager, Multiple Capital Investment Partners
Rai has over 20 years of experience in real estate private debt and private equity, and has completed transactions in major cities in Asia, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Prior to co-founding Multiple Capital Investment Partner… Read full bio
Jonathan Lau
Director of Investment, Pacific Tiger Group
Jonathan is a Director of investment focused on direct investments across private equity, real estate and private credit. Prior to joining PTG in 2020, Jonathan was a Principal at The Family Office investing in private markets for The Family Office,… Read full bio
Nunzio Laurenziello
Head of Debt Investments, Generali Real Estate
Nunzio Laurenziello is Head of Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Debt at Generali Real Estate SGR. Mr. Laurenziello is responsible for the strategy, investment and portfolio management of real estate debt investments in Europe. Prior to joining Generali i… Read full bio
Evelyn Lee
Editor, PERE
Evelyn Lee is Editor for PEI’s real estate-focused publication, PERE, overseeing global news and analysis coverage. Based in London, she works closely with PERE colleagues across PEI’s offices in New York, London and Hong Kong and also writes about E… Read full bio
Varun Malik
Head of Real Estate Client Coverage, APAC, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
Varun Malik is the Head of Real Estate Client Coverage for APAC at MSCI Inc. MSCI Real Estate delivers analytical solutions, objective indexes and benchmarks and highly relevant research to help asset owners and asset managers make better decisions t… Read full bio
Benjamin McCarron
GRESB Ambassador, Asia, GRESB
Benjamin McCarron is the Founder and Managing Director of Asia Research & Engagement (ARE) and Lead Representative for GRESB in Asia-ex Japan. He founded ARE in 2013 to provide specialist research, consulting, and engagement services on the finan… Read full bio
Masafumi Nimura
Assistant Manager, Overseas Property Investment, Tokio Marine Asset Management
At Tokio Marine Asset Management, Masafumi is responsible for managing the global real estate fund of funds and separate accounts, conducting investment analysis and due diligence on real estate funds and joint ventures. Previously, Masafumi worked w… Read full bio
Christie Ou
Senior Reporter, PERE
Christie Ou is the Asia-Pacific reporter for PERE covering the private equity real estate markets in the region. Prior to joining PERE, she covered Asia’s business market for Bloomberg Business Week Chinese and the credit market for UK based Private… Read full bio
Catriona Paterson
Director, Paterson Sustainability
Catriona Paterson is founding Director of Paterson Sustainability. She is an environmental and social professional with more than 25 years of experience, in 34 countries, specialising in developing and emerging markets. Catriona has been based in Asi… Read full bio
Andrew Radkiewicz
Global Head of Private Debt Strategy and Investor Solutions, PGIM Real Estate
Andrew Radkiewicz is a managing director at PGIM Real Estate and global head of Private Debt Strategy and Investor Solutions. Based in London, Andrew is responsible for developing and implementing real estate debt fund product architecture and strate… Read full bio
Matt Salem
Partner and Head of Real Estate Credit, KKR Credit Advisors (US)
Matt Salem (New York) joined KKR in 2015 and is a Partner and Head of Real Estate Credit. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF). Mr. Salem sits on KKR's Rea Estate Investment Committees. Prior to… Read full bio
Bill Schwab
Executive Chairman, LCI Investment Company
Bill Schwab has served as Global Head of Real Estate for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) from January 2009 to June 2018. He managed an investment portfolio including direct and indirect investments, public & private debt and equity, acr… Read full bio
Richard Spencer
Partner - Real Estate Investing Business, Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs
Richard Spencer is a partner in the real estate investing business of the Merchant Banking Division (MBD). He is a member of the MBD Real Estate Investment Committee. Previously, he was co-head of the European Real Estate Financing Group. Richard joi… Read full bio
Mervyn Tang
Global Head of ESG Research, Fitch Ratings
Mervyn Tang is a Senior Director and Global Head of ESG Research in Fitch Ratings’ Sustainable Finance division, based in Hong Kong. Mervyn oversees a global research team of 3 which primarily focus on thematic and cross sector ESG research. Mervyn r… Read full bio
Lennart van Mierlo
Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners
Lennart has spent his career in the Banking and Investment Management industry. He is Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt and member of the Alternative Credit Management Team within NN Investment Partners, headquartered in The Netherlands. He started… Read full bio
Trent Winduss
Partner, Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australia, Phoenix Property Investors
Mr. Winduss has over 19 years’ experience in the origination and execution of structured real estate investments including senior debt, stretch senior debt, mezzanine debt, distressed debt, preferred equity and equity transactions. As the Head of Asi… Read full bio
Catriona Paterson
Director, Paterson Sustainability
Catriona Paterson is founding Director of Paterson Sustainability. She is an environmental and social professional with more than 25 years of experience, in 34 countries, specialising in developing and emerging markets. Catriona has been based in Asi… Read full bio
Helena Wright
Vice President, WWF
Dr. Helena Wright is a Vice President at WWF in Singapore where her work focuses on sustainable infrastructure and energy finance, including leading on the topic of sustainable infrastructure finance in WWF’s global network. Prior to joining WWF, Hel… Read full bio
Eddie Yeh
Joint General Manager and Head of Real Estate Finance Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Eddie Yeh is SMBC’s Asia Head of Real Estate Financing. SMBC provides financing to real estate clients across the APAC region on both recourse and non-recourse basis covering the full spectrum of asset classes. Eddie comes with over 25 years of legal… Read full bio
Dong Hun Jang
Senior Advisor, YULCHON
Mr. Jang joined the firm in April 2022 as a senior advisor at Yulchon, a major law firm in Korea. Previously, he had senior management oversight of POBA investments as a CIO totaling around US$ 17bn and led the strategic expansion in the overseas inv… Read full bio
Duncan Scorey
Investment Director - Real Estate, Private Equity, Real Assets and Debt Capital Markets, Capital Generation Partners
Duncan leads CapGen’s private equity, real estate and fixed income research function, identifying the most valuable managers and strategies in these asset classes. He oversees $430million of investments across our portfolios, manages our relationship… Read full bio
2020 PERE Debt Forum sponsors
The 2nd annual PERE Debt Forum offers a unique opportunity for organisations to raise their profile by meeting with a global audience of senior decision-makers in the global private real estate debt space.
For exclusive sponsorship packages for 2020, contact the Sponsorship Team at asiasponsorship@peimedia.com or call +852 2153 3846.
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