Mishcon de Reya is an independent law firm, which now employs over 1400 people with more than 650 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals.
 
With presence in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP), the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.
 
The work the firm undertakes is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.
 
For more information, see: www.mishcon.com

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have  more than 3,700 lawyers and other legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.

Our team of more than 1,000 global financial institutions lawyers provide a full business law service to many of the world’s leading banks, asset managers, financial investors and insurance companies, both domestically and internationally. From more than 50 offices in the world’s key business centers and the fastest growing markets, our lawyers are perfectly positioned to help clients realize their financial objectives and optimize opportunities presented by today’s market. We are able to draw upon our depth of experience across the financial services sector, providing tailored legal advice on high-level and complex assignments.

For more information, see: www.nortonrosefulbright.com

Prudent ARC Limited, headquarter in Delhi, India, is an Asset Reconstruction Company registered with the RBI. Prudent ARC has earned a credible reputation with regulators, bankers, financial institutions, and professionals in the industry. Prudent ARC Limited is well known for its active involvement in the acquisition and resolution of Non-Performing Loans while strictly adhering to ethical business practices and maintaining laws and regulatory guidelines.

Currently, Prudent's assets under management in terms of recoverable dues amount to approximately 1.5 billion US dollars.

The promoters of Prudent ARC Limited have also ventured into establishing an Alternative Investment Fund, which has a commitment of about 1 billion US dollars, with approximately 400 million US dollars already drawn down and invested.

Simultaneously, the promoter’s family is involved in the turnaround of industries, leveraging its extensive knowledge and strength in running businesses for more than six decades.

For more information, see: www.prudentarc.com

Phoenix ARC Private Limited (“Phoenix”) is one of the leading Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC), licensed by the Reserve Bank of India in 2008 to acquire and resolve Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) from Banks and Financial Institutions in India.

Since 2008, Phoenix has played a vital role in stressed assets market in India and continues to be one of the leading ARCs in India, having acquired NPLs, more than USD 7.9 Billion in aggregate Principal Outstanding for an aggregate purchase cost of USD 3.35 Billion.

Phoenix’s track record has been widely acknowledged in the asset reconstruction industry and stressed assets market.  

Key Highlights of Phoenix:   

• One of the largest ARC in India in terms of Asset Under Management (AUM) - As of March 2024, AUM of USD 1.75 Billion.
• Over last 2 years, the most active ARC in acquisition of NPLs in India.
• Borrower base of over 6.5 million spread across all cities in India.
• Having diversified professionals with ability, knowledge and experience with strong values, which continues to help in the growth of the ARC business of acquisition and resolution.
• Sector agnostic - recognized for its potential of acquisition and resolution of NPLs across diversified sectors

Phoenix is sponsored by the Kotak Mahindra Bank Group, a leading diversified financial services conglomerate and one of the leading commercial banks in India. Kotak Mahindra Bank Group owns 49.90 % of the equity capital of Phoenix with the balance being held by a diverse group of investors.

As on March 31, 2024, Kotak Mahindra Bank Group has asset base of over USD 72 Billion with a net worth over USD 15 Billion.

Phoenix believes in a dual model of proprietary investment and maintaining an open architecture for asset management services for external investors. Besides leading domestic banks and FIs, various leading foreign investors have been partners to Phoenix by way of investment in the Security Receipts.

Phoenix has a dedicated team of professionals to optimize resolutions of NPAs by unlocking the hidden values in them and generating returns to the investors of Security Receipts.

Phoenix believes in fair practice, corporate governance, work ethics and transparency in all its dealings with the stakeholders. Enhancement of value of stakeholders has always been the vision of Phoenix.

For more information, see: www.phoenixarc.co.in

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., founded on a century of legal achievements, is one of India’s leading full-service law firms. The Firm’s mission is to enable business by providing solutions as trusted advisers through excellence, responsiveness, innovation, and collaboration. SAM & Co. is known globally for its exceptional practices in mergers & acquisitions, private equity, competition law, insolvency & bankruptcy, dispute resolution, international commercial arbitration, capital markets, banking & finance, tax, intellectual property, data protection and data privacy, technology law and projects & infrastructure.

The Firm has a pan-India presence and has been at the helm of major headline transactions and litigations in all sectors, besides advising major multinational corporates on their entry into the Indian market and their business strategy. Currently, the Firm has over 829 lawyers including 166 Partners, offering legal services through its offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Chennai.

For more information, see: www.amsshardul.com

Kilde connects family offices, funds, and accredited investors to investment-ready private credit deals in developed and emerging markets. We offer senior secured loans from last-mile lending companies with strong capitalization, a healthy balance sheet, and a capable management team.

These loans typically last 12 to 36 months, with investors receiving monthly coupons and early redemption rights. So far, Kilde has maintained a 0,0% default rate and has offered up to 13,5% annual returns to our investors, surpassing similar risk investments yielding around 8%.

Kilde is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in Dealing in Securities and as an Exempted Financial Advisor.

For more information, see: www.kilde.sg or LinkedIn

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global representative of the alternative investment industry, with around 2,100 corporate members in over 60 countries. AIMA’s fund manager members collectively manage more than US$3 trillion in hedge fund and private credit assets.

AIMA draws upon the expertise and diversity of its membership to provide leadership in industry initiatives such as advocacy, policy and regulatory engagement, educational programmes and sound practice guides. AIMA works to raise media and public awareness of the value of the industry.

AIMA set up the Alternative Credit Council (ACC) to help firms focused in the private credit and direct lending space. The ACC currently represents over 250 members that manage over US$1 trillion of private credit assets globally.

AIMA is committed to developing skills and education standards and is a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation (CAIA) – the first and only specialised educational standard for alternative investment specialists. AIMA is governed by its Council (Board of Directors).

For more information, see: www.aima.org

APSA was founded in Hong Kong in 2006 to promote the efficient growth and development of structured finance and securitisation throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and to advocate the interests and serve the needs of the structured finance industry. In 2019, APSA expanded to Singapore.

APSA seeks to provide a platform for the views of the industry to be communicated to policy makers, regulators, standards-setters, market participants and investors. Our membership consists of various participants of the regional structured finance industry, including regulators, investors, originators, banks, trustees, rating agencies, accountants, lawyers, academics and students. Our nominal membership fee ensures APSA retains a wide and independent membership representation across the structured finance industry. APSA collaborates closely with other organisations with similar interests, including ASIFMA, ASF, CSF, HKIB, HKSI, IMN, IFLR and TMA (with corresponding benefits to our members).

Please connect with us on LinkedIn and visit our website: www.apsa-asia.com

The Federal Association of Loan Purchase and Servicing (‘Bundesvereinigung Kreditankauf und Servicing’ or BKS) is based in Berlin and represents the interests of buyers, servicers and various other specialised investors involved in the purchase and servicing of non-performing loans (NPL) from credit originators in Germany since 2007.

Our goal is to develop market standards and best practices for the transfer, trade and management of non-performing loans. We offer several platforms that promote the exchange of ideas and experiences. We also host conferences, roundtables and training events on a regular basis and have established several working groups on specific topics. We are doing research on the German NPL market and we share our findings in printed as well as in digital publications several times a year.

At the same time, we enhance our industry’s reputation through effective self-regulation and by developing and maintaining corporate governance rules and ethical guidelines for dealing with debtors.

For more information, see: www.bks-ev.de

The Singapore Venture & Private Capital Association (SVCA) was formed in 1992 to promote the development and interests of the private capital industry.

As the common voice of the private capital ecosystem across institutional investors, family offices, asset managers and service providers in the region, we promote the collective interests of our members and contribute towards the development of Singapore as a leading global hub for private capital fund management.

Through proactive outreach, engagement, collaboration and expansion of our member base, we will further the development of a vibrant private capital ecosystem in the region and harness the power of private capital towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals.

For more information, see www.svca.org.sg