Ninety One welcomes alternative credit head

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7 January 2025
| By Jasmine Siljic |
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Ninety One has appointed a head of alternative credit to lead the expansion of its emerging market alternative credit platform.

Based in London, Alper Kilic has joined the global investment manager to oversee its team of more than 40 investment professionals across the firm’s private credit and infrastructure capabilities.

In particular, Kilic will be responsible for growing Ninety One’s emerging market alternative credit platform and developing a wider range of investment solutions for clients.

The head of alternative credit brings more than 27 years of industry experience to the role. He previously spent 16 years at Standard Chartered Bank, including nearly five years most recently as its global head of project and export finance.

Kilic also held several leadership roles at the firm, including the regional head of corporate finance for Europe and regional head of loan syndications for Africa.

Prior to this, Kilic commenced his career at Citibank, where he worked in both the Istanbul and London offices specialising in corporate finance and structured trade finance.

Mimi Ferrini, co-chief investment officer at Ninety One, said the company sees private credit and infrastructure as offering “tremendous opportunity”.

He commented: “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.

“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.”

Last October, Ninety One launched its $32 billion global equities Global Franchise Fund to wholesale investors in Australia.

The fund manager said this was its second offering to the wholesale market in Australia, which would enable it to access investors such as high-net-worth individuals and family offices.

The Global Franchise Fund seeks to invest in a concentrated portfolio of high-quality businesses with exceptional characteristics, which enable them to compound free cash flows over long periods.

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