Allianz Global Investors announced the first close of Allianz Asia Pacific Secured Lending Fund III, securing $744 million in commitments.
The fund gives institutional investors access to Asia Pacific middle-market private credit opportunities and enables them to invest alongside Allianz. The strategy focuses on high-growth companies across Southeast Asia, South Asia, Oceania, and selected Asia Pacific markets, excluding China.
Allianz Asia Pacific Secured Lending Fund III represents the third vintage of AllianzGI’s established Asia Pacific middle market lending strategy. The strategy is managed by AllianzGI’s Asia Private Credit platform, led by Sumit Bhandari, Head of Asia Private Credit at Allianz Global Investors.
The fund targets investments in companies with consistent earnings and cash flows, strong market positioning, and robust governance. It seeks to provide tailored financing solutions across the capital structure for middle-market companies in the region.
The strategy focuses on sectors supported by long-term structural growth trends and defensive characteristics. These sectors include healthcare, education, digital infrastructure, and the energy transition, along with businesses that have resilient cash flows.
AllianzGI said Asia Pacific private credit continues to benefit from growing demand for non-bank financing. Regulatory constraints and bank retrenchment have created funding gaps across the region, opening opportunities for private credit investors seeking diversification and income.
Institutional investors are increasingly allocating to Asia Pacific private credit as the asset class continues to mature and scale. AllianzGI has built a dedicated Asia Private Credit platform since 2018, combining local market expertise with the resources of its global Private Markets platform.
AllianzGI’s global Private Markets platform includes about 170 investment professionals worldwide and manages approximately €97 billion in private markets assets as of March 31, 2026.
Allianz Global Investors is an active asset manager with more than 700 investment professionals across 22 offices worldwide. The firm manages €598 billion in assets.
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“We believe that Asia Pacific continues to offer a compelling opportunity set for private credit investors, particularly in the middle market where access to flexible capital remains limited. With our established deployment track record across the region our platform is well positioned to originate proprietary opportunities and provide flexible capital solutions to high-quality middle-market businesses. We remain focused on disciplined underwriting, which should help limit downside potential and generate competitive risk-adjusted returns for investors and are pleased to see strong support from many of our existing investors in the AAPSLF III.”
Sumit Bhandari, Head of Asia Private Credit at Allianz Global Investors
