Panel 3: Filling the Funding Gap: Private Capital in Hong Kong’s Commercial Property Sector
Thu 23 Oct
5:05 PM — 5:45 PM (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
With banks increasingly taking a conservative posture in the face of commercial property defaults and analyst scrutiny over their loan books, private capital is stepping in to plug the growing funding gap in Hong Kong. An array of debt and equity funds, institutional investors, and family office capital has been pursuing a range of financing opportunities, from refinancing to construction loans and the acquisition of foreclosed properties. Hear about the market landscape and opportunities that investors see in the Hong Kong credit market and how these compare to debt and equity opportunities elsewhere.
Speakers
Moderator
Moderator
Managing Director Oaktree Capital (Hong Kong) Limited
Ms. Li is a managing director and Head of Asia Pacific for Oaktree’s Real Estate group. Ms. Li joined Oaktree in 2014 after having spent two years at J.P. Morgan’s Global Special Opportunities Group, where she focused on evaluating and executing real estate investment opportunities across the capital structure in China and Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master in Finance…
Speaker
Speaker
Managing Director BGO
Grant Chien is Managing Director of BentallGreenOak in Hong Kong. He was previously at InfraRed NF Investment Advisers Limited (joined as HSBC NF Investment Advisers Limited) prior to the firm being acquired by BentallGreenOak. He has participated in multiple equity and debt transactions, as well as assisted with multiple fundraising assignments and investor relations whilst based in Hong Kong and London. Grant led the lending…
Speaker
Speaker
Managing Director & Head of Special Opportunities Group CapitaLand Investment
Gabriel Fong oversees the development and execution of CLI’s global strategy in building special situations funds. Gabriel has over 30 years of experience in special situations and real estate private equity investment and fund management. Prior to CLI, he was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Vaw Eurasian Capital Investment Management, where he started a private equity fund targeting new economy real estate sectors.…
Speaker
Speaker
Senior Director, Capital Markets JLL
Christopher is a Senior Director in JLL’s Asia Capital Markets team, and he is Head of Institutional Capital and Head of Logistics & Industrial in the Hong Kong Capital Markets team, where he plays a key role in the coverage of investors in Greater China and across the region. He is focused on the origination and execution of large En-bloc or portfolio transactions for global…