Navis Capital Partners will build a new private credit platform with the hire of a seasoned private credit professional

Singapore, Thursday, 21 July 2022 – Navis Capital Partners (“Navis”) is pleased to announce that Justin Ferrier has joined Navis as Managing Partner of the new Navis Asia Credit platform(the “NAC”).

Based in Singapore, Justin will be responsible for NAC. Justin was formerly a Managing Director with BlackRock since 2016, where he sat on the private credit investment committee and helped build BlackRock’s Asia-Pacific private credit business.

Prior to Blackrock, Justin founded Myo Capital in 2007 which made private credit investments across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to founding Myo Capital, he was a Director at ADM Capital between 1999-2007, where he sat on the firm’s investment committee. He started his career as a corporate finance executive at S.G. Warburg Group and Peregrine Capital and holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Monash University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of South Australia.

Nicholas Bloy, Managing Partner of Navis Capital, commented: “The NAC is an exciting initiative for us, which will leverage the Navis private equity platform for deal flow and will focus on secured credit investments, positioning itself as a partner to businesses that typically resist equity dilution in the early years of a relationship when looking for expansion capital for M&A, organic expansion, or ownership transition, and leverage on Navis’ 20+ years of investment experience in Asia, on the ground market presence, sector knowledge, connectivity and “growth DNA”. This is an exciting chapter for us as we build a new asset class to leverage Navis’ extensive network and provide an alternative funding solution for businesses in the region.”

Justin Ferrier commented: “I am delighted to be joining the Navis team. Navis has invested in Southeast Asia for over 2 decades and has an unparalleled reputation and network in the region with one of Southeast Asia’s largest and strongest investment teams. This, together with Navis’ robust relationships with middle market corporates, CEOs and CFOs, give us a tremendous sourcing edge to provide flexible debt capital to Southeast Asia’s growing mid-market corporates.”

About Navis Capital Partners Limited

Founded in 1998, Navis manages approximately US$ 5 billion in private equity capital and focuses on investments primarily in Southeast Asia and its adjacent economies. Navis contributes both capital and management expertise to well-positioned companies with the objective of directing strategic, operational and financial improvements. Navis has one of the largest private equity professional teams in Asia, comprising 60 individuals, supported by 30 administrative staff, in six offices across the region. Since inception, Navis has completed over 90 control transactions, of which over 60 have been exited, and consistent with Navis investment strategy, almost all these exits have been to trade buyers.

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