Private Credit

Overview

Drawing on the Group’s expertise in trade finance and strong business relationships with its borrower base, EFA also provides mid-term financing to SMEs.

On the back of a growing captive pipeline of investment opportunities and favorable fundamental market drivers, EFA’s private credit instruments aim to generate uncorrelated and favorable returns for our investors.

We strive to transform our portfolio companies by sharing value-enhancement initiatives and taking a hands-on approach to support their business goals.

Our Investment Vehicles

EFA Real Economy Income Trust (EFA RET)

Established in 2016, the EFA Real Economy Income Trust (EFA RET) is a direct lending vehicle that provides structured, senior secured loans to mid-market companies operating along the value chains of real economy sectors. Capitalizing on increasing demand and unique market opportunities in direct lending, the EFA RET is able to address investors’ search for superior risk-adjusted returns and uncorrelated yield.

The EFA RET leverages on the Group’s exhaustive track records, credit histories and relationships with its trade finance borrower base. This allows access to a substantial flow of information and market intelligence, as well as a captive stream of quality, mid-term asset-financing opportunities. EFA has historically capitalized on this proprietary deal flow on an ad hoc and opportunistic basis, placing deals internally and externally.

2016

March launch

Semi Annual

Cash distribution
EFA Asia Secured Credit Fund II

Launched in December 2019, the EFA Asia Secured Credit Fund II invests in a portfolio of structured term loans to established mid-market companies in Southeast Asia. On the back of the success of Fund I, Fund II is a 5-year closed-end fund which focuses on providing secured term loans to corporates in natural resources, manufacturing, and logistics sectors.

2019

December launch

Semi Annual

Cash Distribution

Transforming Potential to Progress

2016

Semi Annual

2019

Semi Annual