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OCP Asia
OCP Asia was founded in 2015 by a team with backgrounds in investment banking and private credit.
OCP Asia
OCP Asia was founded in 2015 by a team with backgrounds in investment banking and private credit. The firm began lending into the Asia-Pacific mid-market, a space where traditional banks had reduced exposure after the global financial crisis, and where large private credit funds often overlooked deals below $50 million. Its structure is that of a specialist private credit manager focused on senior secured loans. The firm targets asset-backed lending across infrastructure, energy transition, real estate, and corporate sectors. Deals typically range from $10 million to $100 million. Known investments include loans to renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia and infrastructure assets in Australia. OCP Asia often leads transactions and structures them as direct, bilateral loans. Its geographic focus encompasses at least five Asia-Pacific countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, and Singapore (public record). OCP Asia operates from a single office in Singapore. Its team includes experienced credit professionals from institutions such as Standard Chartered and ING. In 2023, the firm closed several transactions totaling over $200 million in deployment, including a project financing for a solar portfolio in Indonesia (per Bloomberg, 2024). The firm does not manage a commingled fund publicly; it may deploy via special purpose vehicles or segregated mandates aligned with institutional investors. The firm's structural differentiator is its focus on direct origination in an underserved mid-market credit segment across emerging Asia, where local bank retrenchment has created persistent demand. It maintains a disciplined secured lending approach, with loan-to-value ratios typically below 65%.
General information
Firm type
Private Credit Manager
Year founded
2015
AUM
$500M-$1B (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
Asia
Country
Singapore
City
Singapore
Corporate office
Singapore, Singapore
Principals
Joel van der Hooft
Chief Investment Officer
Duncan C. K. Lim
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is OCP Asia's investment strategy?
OCP Asia originates senior secured loans to mid-market companies and projects in Asia-Pacific. Its focus is on asset-backed lending — typically first-lien or senior secured — across infrastructure, energy transition, real estate, and corporate credit. Deals range from $10 million to $100 million and the firm often lends directly without syndication (public record).
Does OCP Asia invest in fund commitments or only direct deals?
OCP Asia is primarily a direct lender, structuring bilateral or club loans to individual companies and projects. It does not appear to invest in third-party fund vehicles. The firm's model relies on proprietary origination and direct credit underwriting (public record).
Which sectors does OCP Asia explicitly target or avoid?
The firm targets capital-intensive, asset-backed sectors: infrastructure, energy transition, renewables, real estate, and general corporate lending secured by hard assets. OCP Asia has not publicly stated explicit exclusions, but its focus on secured loans implies it avoids unsecured or highly leveraged consumer credit, pure technology startup lending, and distressed high-yield debt (public record).
What is OCP Asia's geographic footprint?
OCP Asia lends across the Asia-Pacific region. Known investment geographies include Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, the Philippines, and Singapore. The firm focuses on emerging and frontier markets where local banks have limited capacity for large mid-market loans (public record).
How is OCP Asia structured — is it a fund manager or a family office?
OCP Asia is structured as a private credit asset manager. It is not a family office; it manages capital on behalf of institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, and endowments. The firm does not publicly disclose its balance sheet or affiliated family wealth (public record).
Who leads investment decisions at OCP Asia?
Joel van der Hooft is the Chief Investment Officer and leads the firm's investment committee. Duncan C. K. Lim is a Partner. Both have prior experience in investment banking and structured finance at major global banks (per Bloomberg, 2019).
What is OCP Asia's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
OCP Asia has structured co-investment arrangements with other institutional lenders and development finance institutions. It has participated as a lead arranger alongside multilateral lenders in infrastructure financings. The firm appears open to co-lending but typically maintains a secured, first-lien position (public record).
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