The Natixis Investment Managers affiliate is setting up a team of experts based in Hong Kong and Singapore to extend its real assets private debt management range for institutional investors.
Ostrum Asset Management is incorporating a new subsidiary in Hong Kong, Ostrum Asset Management (Hong Kong) to support its growth in the region, and has made two senior appointments to support this push, the Paris-based asset manager announced in a press release on Thursday.
The Hong Kong subsidiary will be led by Charles Regan, who was appointed Managing Director, Head of APAC Infrastructure Real Assets Private Debt, and Alistair Ho, who was appointed Managing Director, Head of Co-lending for Asia-Pacific. Regan will initially be heading a team of two comprising Angus Davidson, Managing Director, and Evelyn Chan, Director.
According to the firm, this move provides investors opportunities to diversify into real asset private debt, and forms part of Ostrum’s broader strategy to expand its global platform for this asset class. Co-lending activity will be done in partnership with Natixis’ Corporate & Investment Banking division.
«Asia-Pacific alone is set to account for 60% of global infrastructure spending by 2025, including the One Belt, One Road program, which will require a hefty amount of financing. Hiring renowned experts into our teams in Asia-Pacific is key to helping us develop a fund range suited to our clients’ needs over the months ahead,» Ibrahima Kobar, Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ostrum Asset Management said.
Leadership Team
Regan was co-founder and Managing Director of Windward Capital Asia. He previously held a number of senior roles covering the region including Managing Director, Regional Co-Head of CIB and Regional Head of FIG, Asia Pacific at Banco Santander (Hong Kong) and Head of Originations, Capital Markets & Managing Director, Asia Pacific at WestLB.
Ho joins from Mizuho Securities Asia, where he was Managing Director, Head of Structured Finance, Asia ex-Japan. He began his career in the Structured Credit Products Group at Citigroup in New York, and has held a number of positions in Asia, including Executive Director, Head of Structured Credit Syndicate, Asia Pacific at Natixis; Vice-President, Fixed Income Structured Solutions at Credit Suisse; and Vice-President, Cross-Asset Strategic Solutions at Citigroup.
According to the firm, Ostrum Asset Management is among the leading asset managers in Europe, with €257.6 billion ($290.56 billion) in assets under management for institutional clients, individual investors and distributors.
