Ninety One appoints head of alternative credit to push emerging markets platform
Investment manager Ninety One has appointed Standard Chartered Bank’s Alper Kilic (pictured) as head of alternative credit.
He will be responsible for building on the firm’s emerging markets alternative credit platform, as well as continuing to develop a broader set of investment solutions for clients.
Based in London, Kilic will lead a more than 40-strong team across the firm’s private credit and infrastructure business.
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Kilic joined Standard Chartered in 2008, most recently serving as global head of project and export finance – a role in which he was responsible for a key pillar of the global banking business.
He held several leadership roles at Standard Chartered, including regional head of corporate finance, Europe, and regional head of loan syndications, Africa.
With more than 27 years’ industry experience, Kilic began his career at Citibank, where he worked in both the Istanbul and London offices specialising in corporate finance and structured trade finance.
“Emerging market private credit and infrastructure strategically invests at the intersection of return and impact, and this is where we as an organisation believe there is a tremendous opportunity,” said Mimi Ferrini, co-chief investment officer at Ninety One.
“Moreover, our emerging market heritage gives us a rich and differentiated perspective on this diverse opportunity set. Alper’s depth and breadth of experience, as well as his leadership, will be instrumental as we continue to build out our emerging market alternative credit platform, while delivering long-term value to our clients.”
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Ninety One recently announced the first close of the Africa Credit Opportunities Fund III having raised $260m (£208.6m).
The Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund, a private infrastructure development group company managed by Ninety One, has announced a range of deals including an investment into solar capacity and a sustainable aviation fuel facility in Pakistan.
In April 2024, the firm launched the Emerging Market Transition Debt strategy to catalyse investment into the EM energy transition.
Ninety One had £127.4bn assets under management as at 30 September 2024.
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