Temasek unveils $10 billion private credit entity
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Temasek said its entity will be managed by a team of around 15 credit investment professionals across offices in New York, London and Singapore.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore’s state investment company Temasek said on Dec 6 that it has established a wholly-owned private credit entity with an initial portfolio amounting to $10 billion, consisting of direct investments and credit funds.
Institutional global investors in recent years have been ramping up activity in the booming private credit market. Private credit, or lending to companies by institutions other than banks, has grown rapidly as stricter regulations following the Silicon Valley Bank crisis in the US in 2023
The asset class is set to grow to US$2.6 trillion (S$3.5 trillion) by 2029 from US$1.5 trillion at the end of 2023, Preqin data showed. Reflecting that trend, the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock announced on Dec 3 that it will buy private credit firm HPS Investment Partners for about US$12 billion.
Temasek said in a statement that its entity will be managed by a team of around 15 credit investment professionals across offices in New York, London and Singapore, who have been transferred from its credit and hybrid solutions team.
It will be led by chief executive officer Nicolas Debetencourt, who has been Temasek’s credit and hybrid solutions head since 2016.
Temasek said it has been investing in credit funds for over a decade, and a dedicated entity will help scale its credit and hybrid solutions portfolio and capture global private credit opportunities.
This is in addition to Temasek’s asset management business Seviora Group, which includes SeaTown Holdings International that offers private credit solutions in Asia.
Temasek owns a $389 billion total portfolio as at March 31, and has focused on long-term investments with themes such as digitalisation and sustainability. BLOOMBERG
