By Kane Wu

HONG KONG (Reuters) -The global private credit market currently has no systemic risks, while Asia offers the biggest growth opportunities, a senior Bain Capital private credit executive told Reuters.

Concerns about weak lending standards in credit markets have resurfaced after the recent collapses of U.S. auto parts supplier First Brands and car dealership Tricolor, with investors focusing on possible risks in a less-regulated market where companies have borrowed heavily from alternatives to banks.

U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts have also triggered questions about narrowing returns in this asset class.

ASIA ‘THE CLEAR WINNER’ GLOBALLY

“Our view is that there is nothing systemically wrong with the market, but that it is a little frothy,” Jeffrey Hawkins, Bain Capital’s Bosto

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